Astrid Tollefsen
Born(1897-12-11)11 December 1897
Horten, Norway
Died9 October 1973(1973-10-09) (aged 75)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPoet
Awards

Astrid Tollefsen (11 December 1897 9 October 1973) was a Norwegian poet. She was born in Horten.[1] She made her literary debut with the poetry collection Portrett i speil (1947). She lived in a long-term relationship with the lyricist Gunvor Hofmo.

Tollefsen was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1967 for the poetry collection Hendelser.[2]

Awards

References

  1. Rottem, Øystein. "Astrid Tollefsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Tidligere vinnere av Kritikerprisen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2002. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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