Paal-Helge Haugen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paal-Helge Haugen

Norwegian lyricist, novelist, dramatist and children's writer

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1945

Place of Birth: Valle, Aust-Agder, Norway

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, children's writer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Paal-Helge Haugen (born 26 April 1945) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist and children's writer who has published over 30 books.
His titles have been translated into at least 20 languages.
His 1968 "punktroman" or "pointillist novel," Anne, was the first in its genre and was soon considered a modern classic.
In 2019, Hanging Loose Press published the first English translation of Anne], after Julia Johanne Tolo's translation of the book won the sixth annual Loose Translations Prize, jointly sponsored by Hanging Loose Press and the graduate writing program of Queens College, City University of New York.