Kirsten Sødal


Kirsten Sødal is a Norwegian author who has written several children's books, including Bestefar i spøkelsesbyen and the Birkebeinerbarn series. She has also worked on school work books På Sporet.

Early life

Kirsten Sødal was born in the coastal town Kristiansand in Norway. When she was five years old, World War II broke out. This has influenced her writing greatly. Her father was a part of the Norwegian resistance movement and contributed by writing secret newspapers with true news. She has written small stories and poems her entire life.