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Maria Parr | |
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Born | Vanylven, Norway | 18 January 1981
Alma mater | University of Bergen |
Occupation | Children's writer |
Notable work | Waffle Hearts Astrid the unstoppable Lena, the Sea, and Me |
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Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven[1]) is a Norwegian children's writer.
She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen.[2] She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven.[3]
Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte (2005)[1] (published in English as Waffle Hearts in 2013[4]), Tonje Glimmerdal (2009) (published in English as Astrid the unstoppable in 2018[5]) and Keeperen og havet (2017) (published in English as Lena, the Sea, and Me in 2017[6]), among others. She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009[1] and 2017.[7] She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010.[8]