Agnes Ravatn

{{Short description|Norwegian novelist, columnist and journalist}}

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Agnes Ravatn (born 8 February 1983, in Ølen) is a Norwegian novelist, columnist and journalist.

She debuted in 2007 with the novel Veke 53 ('Week 53').

Ravatn is a columnist and journalist for Nynorsk newspaper Dag og Tid. A series of essays for the publication were released in 2009 as Stillstand ('Standstill'). In 2011 came her second books of essays, "Folkelesnad", on Norwegian magazines.{{cite news|url=http://www.abcnyheter.no/node/89187|title=Hverdagsheltinne|last=Kleppo|first=Kristine|date=22 May 2009|work=ABC Nyheter|language=Norwegian|accessdate=24 May 2009}}

In 2013 she published the highly acclaimed novel "Fugletribunalet" ("The Bird Tribunal"), which has been released in eleven countries, including Great Britain, Germany and France.{{cite news|url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/samlaget/pressreleases/stor-interesse-for-agnes-ravatn-i-utlandet-2324745|title=Stor interesse for Agnes Ravatn|work=Mynewsdesk.com|language=Norwegian|accessdate=17 January 2018}} The novel has been adapted for theatre, and played for over two years at Det norske teatret. It is currently being made into a film.{{cite news|url=https://framtida.no/2016/10/19/agnes-ravatn-fugletribunalet-blir-film|title=Agnes Ravatn: - "Fugletribunalet blir film"|work=Framtida.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 January 2018}} The English translation, by Rosie Hedger, was the first translated novel to be part of the «Fresh Talent»-program of booksellers WHSmith, and is nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award for 2018.{{cite news|url=http://www.dublinliteraryaward.ie/nominees/the-bird-tribunal/|title=The Bird Tribunal|work=The DUBLIN Literary Award|accessdate=18 January 2018}}

After moving to Valevåg in Sunnhordland, western Norway, Ravatn wrote the autobiographical "Verda er ein skandale" ("The World Is a Scandal") in 2017. The book is both a depiction of her family moving to a small, derelict farm in the countryside, and an interview with neighbour and fellow author Einar Økland. The chapters of the book were originally published as articles in Dag og Tid