What is Beate Grimsrud?
'''Beate Grimsrud''' (28 April 1963 &ndash; 1 July 2020) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. She was born in [[Bærum]]. Her best known books are ''Continental Heaven'' from 1993, ''Å smyge forbi en øks'' from 1998, and ''Søvnens lekkasje '' from 2007. Her novel ''En dåre fri'' from 2010 was awarded the [[Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature]]. She wrote the script for the movie ''[[Ballen i øyet]]'' from 2000.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Beate Grimsrud |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Beate_Grimsrud|language=no|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Dobloug Prize]] in 2011. Grimsrud died of [[breast cancer]] on 1 July 2020, aged 57.<ref>[https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/forfatteren-beate-grimsrud-er-dod-1.1737905 Forfatteren Beate Grimsrud er død] {{in lang|no}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimsrud, Beate}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Norwegian novelists]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] [[Category:Norwegian playwrights]] {{bio-stub}}