Brage Prize

The Brage Prize (Norwegian: Brageprisen) is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (Den norske bokprisen).^[1] The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature.

The Brage Prize has been awarded each fall since 1992 for the following categories:

Fiction
Children's literature
Non-fiction
Open class – a class which varies each year.

In addition to these classes, during the first several years the prize was also awarded in the following categories:

Poetry
Textbooks
Picture books
General literature

Prize winners

Fiction for adults

Ingvar Ambjørnsen was awarded the prize in 1995

Kjartan Fløgstad was awarded the prize in 1998

1992 – Karsten Alnæs, for Trollbyen.^[1]
1993 – Øystein Lønn, for Thranes metode.^[1]
1994 – Sigmund Mjelve, for Område aldri fastlagt.^[1]
1995 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, for Fugledansen.^[1]
1996 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff, for Skammen.^[1]
1997 – Liv Køltzow, for Verden forsvinner.^[1]
1998 – Kjartan Fløgstad, for Kron og mynt.^[1]
1999 – Frode Grytten, for Bikubesong.^[1]
2000 – Per Petterson, for I kjølvannet.^[1]
2001 – Lars Saabye Christensen, for Halvbroren.^[1]
2002 – Niels Fredrik Dahl, for På vei til en venn.^[1]
2003 – Inger Elisabeth Hansen, for Trask.^[1]
2004 – Hanne Ørstavik, for Presten.^[1]
2005 – Marita Fossum, for Forestill deg.^[1]
2006 – Dag Solstad, for Armand V. Fotnoter til en uutgravd roman.^[1]
2007 – Carl Frode Tiller, for Innsirkling.^[1]
2008 – Per Petterson, for Jeg forbanner tidens elv.^[1]
2009 – Karl Ove Knausgård, for Min Kamp. Første bind.^[1]
2010 - Gaute Heivoll for Før jeg brenner ned.^[1]
2011 - Tomas Espedal for Imot naturen.^[1]
2012 - Lars Amund Vaage for Syngja.^[1]
2013 - Ruth Lillegraven for Urd.^[1]
2014 - Rune Christiansen for Ensomheten i Lydia Ernemans liv.^[1]
2015 - Lars Saabye Christensen for Magnet.^[1]
2016 – Monica Isakstuen for Vær snill med dyrene.^[1]
2017 – Olaug Nilssen for Tung tids tale.^[1]
2018 – Tore Kvæven for Når landet mørknar.^[1]
2019 – Nina Lykke for Full spredning.^[1]
2020 – Beate Grimsrud for Jeg foreslår at vi våkner.^[1]
2021 – Jon Fosse for Eit nytt namn (Septologien VI-VII).^[1]
2022 – Ingeborg Arvola for Kniven i ilden. Ruijan rannalla – Sanger fra Ishavet.^[1]
2023 – Frode Grytten for Den dagen Nils Vik døde.
2024 – Kathrine Nedrejord for Sameproblemet.^[1]

Children's and young adult literature

Eirik Newth was awarded the prize in 1996 for *Jakten på sannheten*.

Gro Dahle and illustrator Svein Nyhus were awarded the prize in 2002

Rune Belsvik was awarded the prize in 2000

1992 – Ragnar Hovland, for Ein motorsykkel i natta
1993 – Torill Eide, for Skjulte ærend
1994 – Klaus Hagerup, for Markus og Diana. Lyset fra Sirius
1995 – Liv Marie Austrem and Akin Düzakin, for Tvillingbror
1996 – Eirik Newth, for Jakten på sannheten
1997 – Harald Rosenløw Eeg, for Vrengt
1998 – Stein Erik Lunde, for Eggg
1999 – Erna Osland, for Salamanderryttaren
2000 – Rune Belsvik, for Ein naken gut
2001 – Anne B. Ragde, for Biografien om Sigrid Undset. Ogsaa en ung Pige
2002 – Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus, for Snill
2003 – Helga Gunerius Eriksen and Gry Moursund, for Flugepapir
2004 – Harald Rosenløw Eeg, for Yatzy
2005 – Arne Svingen, for Svart elfenben
2006 – Stian Hole, for Garmanns sommer
2007 – Linn T. Sunne, for Happy
2008 – Johan Harstad, for Darlah - 172 timer på månen
2009 – Maria Parr, for Tonje Glimmerdal
2010 – Hilde Kvalvaag, for Fengsla
2011 – Inga Sætre, for Fallteknikk
2012 - Kari Stai for Jakob og Neikob. Tjuven slår tilbake
2013 - Brynjulf Jung Tjønn for Så vakker du er
2014 - Annette Münch for Badboy: Steroid
2015 - Torun Lian and Øyvind Torseter for Reserveprinsesse Andersen
2016 – Anders N. Kvammen for Ungdomsskolen
2017 – Maria Parr for Keeperen og havet
2018 – Anna Fiske for Elven
2019 – Ane Barmen for Draumar betyr ingenting.^[1]
2020 – Jenny Jordahl for Hva skjedde egentlig med deg?.^[1]
2021 – Erlend Skjetne for Eit anna blikk.^[1]
2022 – Julia Kahrs for Familien Brattbakk.^[1]
2023 – Maria Parr/Åshild Irgens for Oskar og eg.

Non-fiction

Ivo de Figueiredo was awarded the prize in 2002

Frank Rossavik was awarded the prize in 2007

1992 – Arne Forsgren, for Rockleksikon
1993 – Trond Berg Eriksen, for Reisen gjennom helvete. Dantes inferno
1994 – Einar-Arne Drivenes, Marit Anne Hauan and Helge A. Wold, for Nordnorsk kulturhistorie
1995 – Espen Dietrichs and Leif Gjerstad, for Vår fantastiske hjerne
1996 – Arild Stubhaug, for Et foranskutt lyn. Niels Henrik Abel og hans tid
1997 – Anne Wichstrøm, for Kvinneliv, kunstnerliv. Kvinnelige malere i Nørge før 1900
1998 – Leif Ryvarden/Klaus Høiland, for Er det liv, er det sopp
1999 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for India – Stevnemøte med skjebnen
2000 – Johan Galtung, for Johan uten land. På fredsveien gjennom verden
2001 – Atle Næss, for Da jorden stod stille – Galileo Galilei og hans tid
2002 – Ivo de Figueiredo, for Fri mann: Johan Bernhard Hjort — en dannelsesreise
2003 – Knut Kjeldstadli (editor), for Norsk innvandringshistorie I–III'
2004 – Tor Bomann-Larsen, for Folket. Haakon & Maud II
2005 – Odd Karsten Tveit, for Krig og diplomati. Oslo–Jerusalem 1978–1996
2006 – Bent Sofus Tranøy, for Markedets makt over sinnene
2007 – Frank Rossavik, for Stikk i strid. Ein biografi om Einar Førde
2008 – Bjørn Westlie, for Fars krig
2009 – Kjetil Stensvik Østli, for Politi og røver
2010 – Tone Huse, for Tøyengata - et nyriktstykke Norge
2011 – Simen Ekern, for Roma. Nye fascister, røde terrorister og drømmen om det søte liv
2012 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for Maos rike. En lidelseshistorie
2013 - Steffen Kværneland for Munch
2014 - Marte Michelet for Den største forbrytelsen
2015 - Morten Strøknsnes for Havboka
2016 – Åsne Seierstad for To søstre
2017 – Thomas Reinertsen Berg for Verdensteater
2018 – Helene Uri for Hvem sa hva?
2019 – Torgrim Eggen for Axel. Fra smokken til Ovnen.^[1]
2020 – Dag O. Hessen for Verden på vippepunktet.^[1]
2021 – Lena Lindgren for Ekko – et essay om algoritmer og begjær.^[1]
2022 – Trygve Riiser Gundersen for Haugianerne.^[1]
2023 - Inga Strümke for Maskiner som tenker

Open class

1996 – Sven Kærup Bjørneboe, for the essay "Jerusalem, en sentimental reise" (Jeruslam, a Sentimental Journey)
1997 – Liv Marie Austrem and Akin Düzakin, for a children's picturebook "Tvillingsøster" (Twin Sisters)
1998 – Christian Rugstad, for translation of The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago
1999 – Anders Heger, for the biography "Mykle. Et diktet liv" (Mykle. The Poetry Life)
2000 – Karin Fossum, for the crime novel "Elskede Poona" (Calling Out for You)
2001 – Annie Riis, for poetry "Himmel av stål" (Heaven of Steel)
2002 – Synne Sun Løes, for a children's book "Å spise blomster til frokost" (Eating Flowers for Breakfast)
2003 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for travel literature "Kina. En reise på livets elv" (China. A Voyage on the River of Life)
2004 – Arne Lygre, for the collection of short stories "Tid inne" (In Time)
2005 – John Arne Sæterøy (who signs his work as "Jason"), for the comic "La meg vise deg noe…" (Let Me Show You Something...)
2006 – Kathinka Blichfeldt, Tor Gunnar Heggem and Ellen Larsen, for a textbook "Kontekst. Basisbok i norsk for ungdomstrinnet" (Context. A Foundation in Norwegian for Secondary Schools)
2007 – Jon Ewo and Bjørn Ousland, for a case study for children "Fortellingen om et mulig drap" (The Story About a Possible Murder)
2008 – Øyvind Rimbereid, for the poetry collection Herbarium
2009 – Bjørn Alex Herrman, for his translation of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
2010 – Stian Hole, for the picture book Garmanns hemmelighet (Garmann's Secret)
2011 – Arnhild Skre, for her biographical work Hulda Garborg. Nasjonal strateg (Hulda Garborg. National Strategist)
2012 – Linn T. Sunne, for her young adult novel Lille Ekorn (Little Squirrel)
2013 - Yann de Caprona for his fact book for adults Norsk etymologisk ordbok
2014 - Ingvild H. Rishøi for her collection of short stories Vinternoveller
2015 - Kjell Ola Dahl for his crime novel Kureren
2016 – Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen and Malgorzata Piotrowska (ill.) for Fest og feiring
2017 – Cecilie Løveid for Vandreutstillinger
2018 – Anja Røyne for Menneskets grunnstoffer
2019 – Martin Ernstsen for Sult.^[1]
2020 – Thomas Horne for Den store klimaguiden.^[1]
2021 – Mariangela Di Fiore and Cathrine Trønnes Lie for Søstre. Min historie etter Utøya.^[1]
2022 – Ida Larmo for Rigel. Urettens ekko.^[1]

Honorary Award

1992 – Sigmund Skard
1993 – N/A
1994 – Halldis Moren Vesaas
1995 – Anne-Cath. Vestly
1996 – Kjell Askildsen
1997 – Jan Erik Vold
1998 – Dag Solstad
1999 – Kjell Aukrust
2000 – Eldrid Lunden
2001 – Jon Bing
2002 – Jostein Gaarder
2003 – Karsten Alnæs
2004 – NORLA – center for Norwegian fiction and nonfiction in foreign countries.
2005 – Jon Fosse
2006 – Kari and Kjell Risvik
2007 – Guri Vesaas
2008 – Kjartan Fløgstad
2009 – Tor Åge Bringsværd
2010 – Herbjørg Wassmo
2011 – Kolbein Falkeid
2012 – Knut Faldbakken
2013 - The Norwegian Public Libraries
2014 - Vigdis Hjorth
2015 - Einar Økland
2016 – Elisabeth Aasen
2017 – Kari Grossmann
2018 – Klaus Hagerup
2019 – Edvard Hoem^[1]
2020 – Dag O. Hessen^[1]
2021 – Liv Køltzow^[1]
2022 – Gro Dahle^[1]
2023 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen
2024 – Lars Saabye Christensen

Previous categories

Textbooks

1992 – Askeland m.fl., for Soria Moria
1993 – Tore Linné Eriksen, for Norge og verden fra 1850–1940
1994 – Benestad m.fl., for Tallenes tale – Matematikk for 5 timers grunnkurs
1995 – Astrid Carlson, Svein Olav Drangeid og Truls Lind, for Humanbiologi

Poetry

Poet Jan Erik Vold won the prize for *IKKE* in 1993.

1992 – Paal-Helge Haugen, for Sone 0
1993 – Jan Erik Vold, for IKKE
1995 – Øyvind Berg, for Forskjellig

Picture books

1992 – Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn and Fam Ekman, for Jente i bitar
1993 – Else Færden and Sissel Gjersum, for Garnnøstet som forsvant

General literature

1992 – Ida Blom m.fl., for Cappelens kvinnehistorie
1993 – Tordis Ørjasæter, for Menneskenes hjerte. Sigrid Undset - en

References

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Official site (in Norwegian)

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