Merete Wiger, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Merete Wiger

Norwegian writer

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1921

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2015

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Merete Wiger (January 3, 1921 - December 24, 2015) was a Norwegian novelist, author of short stories, children's writer and playwright.
She made her literary debut in 1957 with the novel Så låste hun seg inn.
Her novel - grensen from 1965 is written in the form of a diary of an imprisoned women who tries to explain why she murdered her husband, but it later turns out her husband is alive and the woman is actually locked up in a mental institution.
Wiger was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1970.