Tor Obrestad | |
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| Born | 12 February 1938 Hå, Norway |
| Died | 25 January 2020 (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.
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]
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]
