Tor Obrestad
Norwegian poet

Tor Obrestad

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Norwegian poet
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12 February 1938(Hå, Norway)
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25 January 2020(Nærbø, Norway)
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Tor Obrestad (12 February 1938 – 25 January 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.

Obrestad was born in Hå.He made his literary debut in 1966 with two books, the poetry collection Kollisjon and a collection of short stories, Vind, 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. He wrote biographies on Arne Garborg, Hulda Garborg, Alexander Kielland and Einar Førde.

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  • Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1966
  • Gyldendal's Endowment 1971