Tor Obrestad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tor Obrestad

Norwegian poet

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1938

Place of Birth: Hå, Rogaland, Norway

Profession: writer, poet, biographer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tor Obrestad (born 12 February 1938) is a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer. Obrestad was born in Hå.
He made his literary debut in 1966 with two books, the poetry collection Kollisjon and a collection of short stories, Vind, and received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for these two books.
He was a member of the so-called Profil generation in 1968, the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil.
He has written biographies on Arne Garborg, Hulda Garborg, Alexander Kielland and Einar Førde.