NORLA offers its warmest congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Brage Prize
The Brage Prize (Norwegian: Brageprisen) is a literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (Den norske bokprisen). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature and it has been awarded each autumn since 1992. The prize’s name, “Brage”, is taken from Norse mythology and refers to the god of poetry and solemn speeches.
This year’s winners are:
Honorary Award:
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
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Non-fiction for Children and Young Adults:
Original title: Ordenes hårreisende hemmeligheter
by Ragnhild Holmås and Henriette T. Osnes (ill.)
H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard)
Non-fiction for Adults:
Original title: Maskiner som tenker
by Inga Strümke
Kagge Forlag
Books for Children and Young Adults:
Oskar and Me
(Original title: Oskar og eg)
by Maria Parr and Åshild Irgens (ill.)
Det norske Samlaget
This is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles this autumn. Read our interview with the author here
Foreign rights to this title are already sold to eight countries
Fiction:
The Day That Nils Vik Died
(Original title: Den dagen Nils Vik døde)
by Frode Grytten
Forlaget Oktober
Foreign rights to this title are already sold to four languages
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If you happen to read Norwegian, you will find more information and the jury’s statements here.
More about the Brage Prize, and see previous winners, here.
