Cecilie Enger

{{Short description|Norwegian journalist, novelist and children's writer}}

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| occupation = Journalist
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| awards = Amalie Skram Prize (2008)
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (2013)

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Cecilie Enger (born 21 February 1963) is a Norwegian journalist, novelist and children's writer.

She was born in Oslo. Her literary breakthrough was the novel Brødrene Henriksen from 2000. She was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 2013 for her autobiographical novel Mors Gaver.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Cecilie Enger |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Cecilie_Enger |language=Norwegian |accessdate=18 January 2017}} She was awarded the Amalie Skram Prize in 2008.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Amalie Skram-prisen |first=Vidar |last=Iversen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Brodal | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Amalie_Skram-prisen |language=no|access-date=21 March 2025}}

Enger works as journalist for the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv.{{cite web|url=http://www.gyldendal.no/Forfattere/Enger-Cecilie|title=Cecilie Enger ( 1963 - ) |website=gyldendal.no |accessdate=18 January 2017 }}

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