Wera Sæther

Wera Sæther (born 9 May 1945) is a Norwegian psychologist, poet, novelist, essayist, writer of books for youth and of documentary books. She made her literary debut in 1974 with the poetry collection Barnet og brødet.^[1] Sæther was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1979 (shared with Cecilie Løveid).^[2] She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1996.^[1]

Books

• Barnet og brødet – poems (1973)
• Mellom stumheten og ordet – documentary (1974)
• Kvinnen, kroppen og angsten – (1974)
• Der lidelse blir samfunn – prose (1975)
• Barnet, døden og dansen – prose (1978)
• Lovet være du, søster Brød – documentary (1979)
• Vei – novel (1980)
• Hvit sol – documentary (1983)
• Comiso, en klage – poems (1984)
• Sol over gode og onde – prose (1985)
• Afrika, Ordfrika og andre hemmeligheter – children's book (1986)
• Kjærlighetssang – poems (1986)
• Vi overlever ikke alt – documentary (1987)
• Fravær nærvær – poems (1987)
• Rommet med det rare i – documentary (1988)
• Berøring forbudt – documentary (1988)
• Jeg tar asken og går – poems (1989)
• I lys av døden – documentary (1992)
• I Naomis hus – documentary (1993)
• Kan kamelene synge? – documentary (1994)
• A for ansikt – novel (1994)
• Rwandas øyne – documentary (1994)
• Gudinnen med det skinnende sverdet – children's book (1995)
• Ruts bok 1989 – novel (1995)
• Maisbarnebarna – documentary (1996)
• Det uhørte Guatemala – (1997)
• Om mitt hode var vann – novel (1997)
• Denne krukken er knust – novel (1998)
• Støvets sønn – novel (1998)
• Adresse i vinden. Indiske reiser – essays (1999)
• Brent barn – novel (2000)
• Saras reise – children's book (2001)
• En annen dato et annet sted – essay (2002)
• Umas øyne – children's book (2004)
• MammaRitaHuset – barnebok (2006)
• En annens navn i munnen – novel (2009)
• Rett Øst – poems (2009)

Prizes

• Gyldendals legat, 1979
• Doblougprisen, 1996
• Ossietzky Prize, 1999

References

1. "Wera Sæther". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
2. "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 19 March 2010.