Jump to content

Bjørn Ousland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bjørn Ousland
Bjørn Ousland at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019.
Born (1959-05-14) 14 May 1959 (age 65)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Illustrator, comics writer and children's writer
Awards

Bjørn Ousland (born 14 May 1959) is a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer and comics writer. His breakthrough was the album series Solruns saga from 1988 to 1993. Among his later albums are Mumle Gåsegg from 1999, Soria Moria slott from 2000, and Grimsborken from 2002, all adapted from Norwegian fairy tales.[1] He was awarded the Brage Prize (open class) in 2007, jointly with Jon Ewo.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Gisle, Jon. "Bjørn Ousland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  2. ^ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2011.