Johan Fredrik Grøgaard

Johan Fredrik Grøgaard
Born	(1934-10-27) 27 October 1934 (age 90) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Denist, novelist, children's writer and crime writer
Nationality	Norwegian
Period	1967–present
Genre	Novels Children's stories Crime stories

Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (born 27 October 1934, Oslo) is a Norwegian dentist, novelist, children's writer and crime writer. He made his literary debut in 1967 with the novel Dyvekes grav, for which he received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.^[1] He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1982 for Jeg, Wilhem, 11 år.^[2]

Notable works

• 1967: Dyveks grav
• 1971: Elefantspråket & andre dikt (The Elephant's language & other poems)
• 1972: Mannen som ikke kunne kose seg (The Man who couldn't have fun)
• 1976: Skorpionens brodd (The scorpion's brought)
• 1980: Ser Deg på TV: Fortellinger fra Norden (See you on TV: Stories from the North)
• 1982: Invitt til vellyst (Invended to the will)
• 1982: Jeg, Wilhelm, 11 år (Me, Wilhelm, age 11)
• 1989: Jan Erik Vold, 50
• 2010: Kong Rad, eller Professor Andresens ratt (King Rad, or Professor Andresen's line

References

1. "Johan Fredrik Grøgaard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
2. "Mottakere av kritikerprisen for beste skjønnlitterære barne- og ungdomsbok" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Critics' Association. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

Awards
Preceded by Tor Obrestad	Winner of Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1967	Succeeded by Rolf Sagen