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Tor Åge Bringsværd

Born

in Skien, Norway

November 16, 1939

Died

August 04, 2025

Genre

Science Fiction, Fiction, Children's

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Tor Åge Bringsværd was an author, playwright, editor, and translator and is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing, he was also considered the first Norwegian author to write science fiction literature. Bringsværd regarded himself as an anarchist, which is clearly reflected in some of his works. He is also known for his distinctive style of writing, for example, his seemingly random jumps to narratives or anecdotes with no clear relationship to the main story. ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 4,853 ratings · 527 reviews · 362 distinct works • Similar authors

	Barndommens måne (Gobi, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Wilden Götter: Sagenhaftes aus dem hohen Norden by Tor Åge Bringsværd, Tanaquil Enzensberger (Translator), Johannes Grützke (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magnoliadamen 4.17 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hau. Psy, pieski i bestie w baśniach, mitach i wierzeniach by Tor Åge Bringsværd, Milena Skoczko (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 124 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruffen: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim by Tor Åge Bringsværd, James Anderson (Translator), Thore Hansen (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1972 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinocchio-papirene 3.94 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ker Shus 3.86 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Djengis khan (Gobi, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mens jeg har dere her, eller Om det å bli gammel 3.79 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Troll by Tor Åge Bringsværd, Ingerlise Karlsen Kongsgaard (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Tor Åge Bringsværd

Gobi (5 books)
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Tor Åge Bringsværd

3.83 avg rating — 391 ratings

Ruffen (11 books)
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Tor Åge Bringsværd,

Thore Hansen (Illustrator)

4.38 avg rating — 293 ratings

Karsten og Petra (46 books)
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Tor Åge Bringsværd,

Anne G. Holt (Illustrator)

3.80 avg rating — 293 ratings

Pinocchio-papirene/Minotauros/Ker Shus (3 books)
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Tor Åge Bringsværd

3.87 avg rating — 261 ratings

Tambar (12 books)
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Lisa Aisato (Illustrator)

3.97 avg rating — 170 ratings

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Quotes by Tor Åge Bringsværd (?)

“Hvorfor er det så viktig å finne sin rette hylle – helst så fort som mulig? Hva i all verden skal vi sitte der for – og dingle med bena resten av livet?”
― Tor Åge Bringsværd

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“Den som har begge beina på jorda, står stille”
― Tor Åge Bringsværd

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“Όποιος πατά με τα δύο πόδια στη γη
δεν κινείται.”
― Tor Age Bringsvaerd

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