25 January 2020(2020-01-25) (aged 81) Nærbø, Norway
Occupation
Novelist, poet and documentary writer
Nationality
Norwegian
Period
1966–2020
Genre
Poetry, short stories, biography
Tor Obrestad (12 February 1938 – 25 January 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.
Early and personal life
Obrestad was born in
Hå on 12 February 1938.[1] His parents were farmer Jon R. Obrestad and Sophie Riise.[2]
He studied at the teacher's college in
Elverum and worked as a schoolteacher, and then studied at the
University of Oslo. He eventually became a full-time writer, and was also assigned as journalist for the newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad.[2] He died on 25 January 2020.[1]
Literary career
Obrestad made his literary debut in 1966 with two books, the poetry collection Kollisjon and a collection of short stories, Vind,[1] and received
Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for these two books. He was a member of the so-called Profil generation in 1968, the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil.[3] He wrote biographies on
Arne Garborg,
Hulda Garborg,
Alexander Kielland and
Einar Førde.[1]
His novel Sauda! Streik! from 1972 was adapted for a film directed by
Oddvar Bull Tuhus in 1975.[1]
Selected works
Kollisjon, poetry, 1966
Vind, short stories, 1966
Vårt daglige brød, poetry, 1968
Marionettar, novel, 1969
Den norske løve, poetry, 1970
Sauda! Streik!, novel, 1972
Sauda og Shanghai, poetry, 1973
Stå saman, poetry, 1974
Tolken, short stories, 1975
Baba Anastasia og andre tekster, short stories, 1976