Engvald Bakkan | |
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Born |
Åmli, Norway | 20 August 1897
Died | 3 July 1982 | (aged 84)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Education | Pharmacist |
Occupation(s) | Novelist, children's writer |
Awards | Gyldendal's Endowment (1953) |
Engvald Bakkan (20 August 1897 – 3 July 1982) was a Norwegian pharmacist, novelist and children's writer.
Bakkan was born at Åmli in Aust-Agder. He graduated as a pharmacist in 1923. During his career, he lived and worked at Stavanger and Bryne; from 1955 at the Ørnen apotek in Stavanger. [1]
He wrote 11 books: five novels; four short stories and two children's books. Among his best-known works is the novel trilogy from the 18th century, Krossen er din, Gjenom fossane and Regnbogen i toreskya, published between 1947 and 1952. [2] He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1953. [3]