Tone Birkeland
Norwegian literary scholar
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Tone Birkeland (born 8 May 1947) is a Norwegian literary scholar who has contributed to research on children's literature and picture books.
Tone Birkeland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1947 |
| Education | University of Bergen |
| Awards | Brage Prize |
Career
Born in Bergen on 8 May 1947, Birkeland graduated as cand.philol. from the University of Bergen in 1973. Spending most of her career at Høgskolen i Bergen, her research has focused on children's literature and picture books.[1]
For the textbook Soria Moria she was awarded the Brage Prize in 1992, along with Håkon Askeland, Ingeborg Askeland, Anna A. Knudsen, Øyvind Knudsen, and Kjersti Werner.[2]
Her work Norsk barneliteraturhistorie earned her the Kari Skjønsberg Prize in 1997, shared with co-authors Gunvor Risa and Karin Beate Vold.[1][3] In his literary history from 1998, Øystein Rottem particularly mentions Norsk barneliteraturhistorie as an important source for the treatment of children's literature in his work.[4]: 12
