Engvald Bakkan

Engvald Bakkan (20 August 1897 – 3 July 1982) was a Norwegian pharmacist, novelist and children's writer.

Engvald Bakkan
Born	(1897-08-20)20 August 1897 Åmli, Norway
Died	3 July 1982(1982-07-03) (aged 84)
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	Pharmacist
Occupation(s)	Novelist, children's writer
Awards	Gyldendal's Endowment (1953)

Biography

Bakkan was born at Åmli in Aust-Agder. He graduated as a pharmacist in 1923. During his career, he lived and worked at Stavanger and Bryne; from 1955 at the Ørnen apotek in Stavanger.^[1]

He wrote 11 books: five novels; four short stories and two children's books. Among his best-known works is the novel trilogy from the 18th century, Krossen er din, Gjenom fossane and Regnbogen i toreskya, published between 1947 and 1952.^[2] He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1953.^[3]