Engvald Bakkan

Engvald Bakkan
Born(1897-08-20)20 August 1897
Aamli Municipality, Norway
Died3 July 1982(1982-07-03) (aged 84)
EducationPharmacist
OccupationsNovelist, children's writer
AwardsGyldendal's Endowment (1953)

Engvald Bakkan (20 August 1897 – 3 July 1982) was a Norwegian pharmacist, novelist and children's writer.

Biography

Bakkan was born at Aamli Municipality in Nedenes county. 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.

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. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1953.

References

  1. ↑ Tegland, Svein Arne Myhren. "Engvald Bakkan". Allkunne (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Engvald Bakkan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2010.