Tina Trovik (born 1973)[1] is a Norwegian children's and young adult fiction writer.
She hails from Andenes. Trying to start a literary career while working as a graphic designer and illustrator, she had her drafts refused multiple times, until she finally won a stipend from Schibsted. She then made her literary debut with the fantasy novel Samuel Sekel og flukten fra Paris, issued on Schibsted in 2012.[2] Dagbladet called the book "entertaining", hinging on "The combination of a solid plot and wild fantasy, with a side of historical knowledge".[3] The book earned her the Ark children’s literature prize of 2012; though presented by the Ark book store chain, the winner is decided through a vote from roughly 10,000 children in Norway.[4]
The book was the first in a series about the Samuel Sekel character, which continued with Samuel Sekel. Fanget i Pompeii (2013) and Samuel Sekel og spådommen fra Delfi (2014).[1] In 2016 she released the young adult fiction novel Hvileløs. Mellom levende og døde on Cappelen Damm.[5] The reviewer in Vårt Land found the book "suspending", but somewhat unfitting for the age group 14 to 18.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tina Trovik". Forfatterkatalogen (in Norwegian). Norsk Forfattersentrum. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Sivertsen, Tony Gulla (13 September 2012). "Har Tina skrevet den nye barnefavoritten?". Andøyposten (in Norwegian). p. 4.
- ^ Djuve, Maya Troberg (10 September 2012). "Ny norsk fantasyhelt". Dagbladet (review) (in Norwegian). p. 46.
- ^ "Tina Trovik får ARKs barnebokpris". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 5 December 2012. p. 24.
- ^ Amundsen, Mette-Helene (14 June 2016). "Tina har gitt ut ungdomsbok". Andøyposten (in Norwegian). p. 10.
- ^ Ruud-Salomonsen, Kjersti (8 August 2016). "Levende om døden". Vårt land (in Norwegian). p. 27.
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