Toril Brekke was born on 24 June 1949 and is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, biographer, translator and literary critic.
12 Facts About Toril Brekke
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Toril Brekke was married to Martin Indregard from 1972 to 1982, and their son Kjetil Indregard is a writer.
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Toril Brekke was married to professor Jon Bing from 1988 to 1998.
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Toril Brekke worked at a bread factory, and later as a typographer, and has been a full-time writer since 1982.
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Toril Brekke was a member of the Workers' Communist Party during the early 1970s, but later renounced communism.
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Toril Brekke made her literary debut in 1976 with the novel Jenny har fatt sparken, about factory women's fight against their employer.
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Toril Brekke has issued the short stories collections Jakarandablomsten, Blindramme and Enkenes paradis.
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Toril Brekke has written a biography of her father, Paal Brekke.
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Toril Brekke was awarded the Riksmal Society Literature Prize in 2000.
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Toril Brekke was awarded the Amalie Skram Prize in 2004.
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Toril Brekke was leader of Nordnorsk Forfatterlag from 1979 to 1980, of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 1987 to 1991 and of the Norwegian branch of International PEN from 1992 to 1997.
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Toril Brekke was a board member for the National Theatre from 1990 to 1992.