Maria Parr
Also known as
María Parr.María ParrParr, Maria, 1981-Parr, MariaP'ari, MariaPar, MarijaPāra, MāriyāParr, MarijaParrová, MariaParu, MariaМарія ПаррПар, МаријаПарр, МПарр, Марияपार, मारियाパル, マリア
Maria Parr is a writer and high-school teacher. Adventures with Waffles, her debut novel, has been translated into twenty languages and won several awards around the world.
Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte (2005)(published in English as Waffle Hearts in 2013), Tonje Glimmerdal (2009) (published in English as Astrid the unstoppable in 2018) and Keeperen og havet (2017) (published in English as Lena, the Sea, and Me in 2017), among others. She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009 and 2017. She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010.
