Aslaug Høydal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aslaug Høydal

Norwegian writer and professor

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Seljord, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 20-Jul-2007

Profession: writer, poet, professor, children's writer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Aslaug Høydal (22 December 1916 – 20 July 2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, novelist, poet and children's writer. She was born in Seljord.
Among her novels are Dyr last from 1963, Tårer i sand from 1969, and Brest i såldet from 1973.
Her children's books include Born og bøling from 1950, Bak berg og blåne from 1965, and Heile klassa i sving from 1970.
Other works are the short story collection I skotlina from 1970, and the poetry collection Skjelv i vindovne skogar from 1986.
She was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1964.