Kari Risvik

Kari Risvik
Born(1932-06-13)13 June 1932
Died6 November 2021(2021-11-06) (aged 89)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationTranslator
SpouseKjell Risvik
AwardsFritt Ord Honorary Award (1996)
Brage Honorary Prize (2006)

Kari Risvik (13 June 1932 – 6 November 2021) was a Norwegian translator, one of the most productive translators of literature into Norwegian language. She has translated books from several languages, including English, Spanish and German.[1]

She received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 1996, for bringing works by Salman Rushdie into Norwegian.[2] She was awarded the Brage Honorary Prize, in 2006, along with her husband Kjell Risvik.[3]

Risvik died on 6 November 2021.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Kari Risvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Fritt Ords Honnør 1996. Kari Risvik". frittord.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Tidligere vinnere av Brageprisen" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.


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