Ove Røsbak

Ove Røsbak
Ove Røsbak
Born	(1959-08-05) 5 August 1959 (age 64) Furnes, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Poet, novelist, children's writer and biographer
Notable work	Alf Prøysen and Rolf Jacobsen

Ove Røsbak (born 5 August 1959) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and biographer.

He made his literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection Lævandes dikt. He has written biographies on Alf Prøysen and Rolf Jacobsen.^[1]

He received the Cappelen Prize in 1984.^[2]

Bibliography

• Living Poems - poetry collection (1978)
• Karlsvogn and Pottisjord - poetry collection (1979)
• Barefoot - on Bone Floor - poetry collection (1980)
• Aue in May - poetry collection (1981)
• In Between Houses - short story collection (1984)
• The Troll Stone - children's book (1984), later adapted into a film
• Now You Draw the Night Curtain - poetry collection (1985)
• Just Before - novel (1987)
• The Third Man - novel (1990)
• The Moon and the Tortoise - children's book (1990)
• Alf Prøysen: Prestvægen and the Seven Stars - biography (1992)
• The Gnome on the Hill - children's book (1994)
• Astronaut in the Stomach Room - poetry collection (1995)
• Old Grey in Blue Mountain - children's book (1996)
• Rolf Jacobsen: A Poet and His Shadow - biography (1998)
• Midway - poetry collection (2000)
• Margaret: The Queen of the North - novel (2002)
• When Time Comes; poetry collection (2008)
• Flashlight Boy (2009)
• Sorrow Dances on the River in Morning Sunlight (2011)

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