Dagfinn Grønoset (4 April 1920 – 28 January 2008) was a journalist and writer born in Trysil, Norway, and living in Elverum most of his life. He is known for his books about wilderness and people living off the beaten track. His literary debut was Vandring i villmark from 1952. Anna i Ødemarka from 1972 became one of the biggest commercial successes for Norwegian publishing houses, and is later translated into fourteen languages, issued in seventeen countries.[1]
Grønoset was born in Tynset. a son of farmer and forest owner Daniel Grønoset and Minda Augusta Skogli. In 1957 he married journalist Rise Vestergaard [no].[2]
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Grønoset started working for the Elverum based newspaper Østlendingen at the age of 19, and was assigned with the newspaper until 1974, when he became a full-time author.[2]
He made his literary debut in 1952, with the book Vandring i villmark, based on his own hiking experiences in the Femund district.[2] Further books are Finnskog og trollskap (1953), a biography of Hallgeir Brenden from 1956, Nitahå-Jussi (1957), Med Kong Olav mot nord (1959), Langs bygdevegen (1960), and I Vinjes fotspor (1960).[3]
His book Folk fra skogene from 1970 reported on people living in the forest districts. Anna i ødemarka from 1972 portrayed one of these people in more detail, as a heroine living a hard life close to nature. The book soon became very popular, and received massive media attention such as full-page newspaper coverage and separate television programs. It has been translated into a total of 17 languages. Similar books are Tater-Milla (1974), Barnet Gud glemte (1979), and Gunhild fra skogene (1982).[2]
^Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Dagfinn Grønoset". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
May 08, 2024
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