Tor Åge Bringsværd

Tor Åge Bringsværd (16 November 1939 – 4 August 2025) was a Norwegian author, playwright, editor and translator and is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing, he was also considered the first Norwegian author to write science fiction literature. Bringsværd regarded himself as an anarchist, which is clearly reflected in some of his works. He is also known for his distinctive style of writing, for example, his seemingly random jumps to narratives or anecdotes with no clear relationship to the main story. Bringsværd died on 4 August 2025, at the age of 85.

Bibliography

Novels

• Bazar, 1970
• Den som har begge beina pÃ¥ jorda stÃ¥r stille,1974
• Syvsoverskens dystre frokost, 1976
• Pinocchio-papirene, 1978
• Minotauros, 1980
• Ker Shus, 1983
• Gobi. Barndommens mÃ¥ne, 1985
• Gobi. Djengis Khan, 1987
• Uten tittel, 1988
• Gobi. Djevelens skinn og ben, 1989
• Gobi. Min prins, 1994
• Den enøyde, 1996
• Gobi. Baghdad, 1997
• Pudder? Pudder! eller: Sleeping Beauty in the Valley of the Wild, Wild Pigs, 2001
• Web. Betroelser om en truet art, 2005
• Kvinnen som var et helt bord alene, 2009
• Slipp hÃ¥ndtaket nÃ¥r du vrir, 2011
• Ikke fordi den har et svar, men fordi den har en sang, 2013

Children's books

• Tambar er et troll 2015
• Руффен, морской змей который не умел плавать
• Руффен в гости к тёте Несси
• Руффен и летучий голландец

Prizes and recognition

• 1985 – The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the novel Gobi – barndommens mÃ¥ne (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo)
• 1994 – RiksmÃ¥l Society Literature Prize
• 2000 – Ibsen Prize
• 2008 – Alf Prøysen's Prize of Honor
• 2009 – The honorary Brage Prize, an open special award
• 2010 – Norsk kulturrÃ¥ds ærespris (Arts Council of Norway Honorary Award)

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