NORLA congratulates the winners of the 2016 Literary Critics' Prize
The winners are:
Best fiction title:
Vigdis Hjorth
Wills and Testaments (original title: Arv og miljø)
(Published by Cappelen Damm)
About the book and read the statement from the jury
Read the Norwegian speech from the prize ceremony here
Best non-fiction title:
Marit Paasche
Hannah Ryggen. En fri (original title)
(Published by Pax forlag)
About the book
More about Hannah Ryggen here
Read the Norwegian speech from the prize ceremony here
Best children and young adult title:
Tyra Teodora Tronstad
The Darkness Comes From Within (original title: Mørket kommer innenfra)
(Published by Aschehoug)
About the book
Read the Norwegian speech from the prize ceremony here
Literary critic of the year:
Anne Cathrine Straume
Her reviews (in Norwegian) may be found at the NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation – website
Read the Norwegian speech from the prize ceremony here
Best translation:
Kristin Sørsdal
For the translation from the Italian of Historia om det tapte barnet by Elena Ferrante (published by Samlaget).
Read the Norwegian speech from the prize ceremony here
About the prizes
The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur or Kritikerprisen) is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics’ Association (Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag) and has been awarded every year since 1950. The prize is presented to a Norwegian author for a literary work as agreed to among the members of the Norwegian Literature Critics’ Association. Since 1978 the Norwegian Literature Critics’ Association has also awarded a prize for the best work of children’s literature. In 2003 the Critics Prize for the year’s best work of translation was established, and in 2012 the Critics Prize for the year’s best work of nonfiction for adults was established.
Read more about the Norwegian literary critics’ prizes and previous winners
Updated info (in Norwegian only) here
