Sólrún Michelsen | |
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Born | Tórshavn; Faroe Islands | 11 March 1948
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Faroese |
Genre | Children's Book, poetry |
Notable work | Loppugras |
Sólrún Michelsen (born Midjord in Tórshavn on 11 March 1948), grew up in Argir and is a Faroese writer and poet. She received the Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (Tórshavn Council's Children's Book Prize) in 2002 and the Faroese Literature Prize in 2008. In 2004 she was nominated for the West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize for the poem collection Loppugras. In 2015 she was nominated for the Nordic Literature Prize for the novel Hinumegin er mars.
She is married to the Faroese politician and business man Poul Michelsen, the leader of Framsókn (Progress).
In 1994 she published her debut book which she named Argjafrensar. People who come from Argir (now a part of Tórshavn) are often jokingly referred to as Argjafrensar, which means "male cats from Argir". Her parents moved to Argir from elsewhere, her father from the small village of Hov on Suðuroy and her mother from Norðskáli on Eysturoy.
Since 2008 Sólrún has worked full-time as a writer. She has written and published in various genres, with her work appearing both in book form and in literary magazines like Birting and Vencil. [1] Sólrún has written poems, short stories, novels and fantasy stories, and has written for children, youth and adults. Since 2006 she has mostly written for adults. [2]
In Norwegian Translation
Sólrún Michelsen | |
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Born | Tórshavn; Faroe Islands | 11 March 1948
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Faroese |
Genre | Children's Book, poetry |
Notable work | Loppugras |
Sólrún Michelsen (born Midjord in Tórshavn on 11 March 1948), grew up in Argir and is a Faroese writer and poet. She received the Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (Tórshavn Council's Children's Book Prize) in 2002 and the Faroese Literature Prize in 2008. In 2004 she was nominated for the West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize for the poem collection Loppugras. In 2015 she was nominated for the Nordic Literature Prize for the novel Hinumegin er mars.
She is married to the Faroese politician and business man Poul Michelsen, the leader of Framsókn (Progress).
In 1994 she published her debut book which she named Argjafrensar. People who come from Argir (now a part of Tórshavn) are often jokingly referred to as Argjafrensar, which means "male cats from Argir". Her parents moved to Argir from elsewhere, her father from the small village of Hov on Suðuroy and her mother from Norðskáli on Eysturoy.
Since 2008 Sólrún has worked full-time as a writer. She has written and published in various genres, with her work appearing both in book form and in literary magazines like Birting and Vencil. [1] Sólrún has written poems, short stories, novels and fantasy stories, and has written for children, youth and adults. Since 2006 she has mostly written for adults. [2]
In Norwegian Translation