Else Breen
{{Short description|Norwegian children's writer (1927–2025)}}
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| birth_place = Molde, Norway
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Else Breen (15 March 1927 – 12 June 2025) was a Norwegian children's writer, novelist and literary scientist.
Biography
Breen was born in Molde on 15 March 1927. She made her literary breakthrough in 1970 with the children's book {{lang|no|Mias kråke}}, about the teenage girl Mia and her family. In the sequel {{lang|no|I stripete genser}} (1975), Mia is a couple of years older. The short story collection {{lang|no|Stopp karusellen}} (1978) treats subjects such as rootlessness and the feeling of being different.{{cite book|title=Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen |chapter=Barne- og ungdomslitteraturen |first=Tordis |last=Ørjasæter |authorlink=Tordis Ørjasæter |pages=709–710 |editor=Storsveen, Tove |volume=2 |publisher=Cappelen |year=1997 |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |isbn=82-02-16425-7}}
Among her further books for children are {{lang|no|Hva skal vi gjøre med Oberon}}? from 1981, {{lang|no|Min mors paraply}} from 1983 and {{lang|no|Sommeren i fjor}} from 1992.
Her books for adults include the novels {{lang|no|Hundreårshuset}} from 1987 and {{lang|no|Nattfrekvens}} from 1994. She wrote a book on children's literature and a biographical book on Jens Zetlitz.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Else Breen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Else_Breen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=14 October 2017}}
Breen died on 12 June 2025, at the age of 98.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-20 |title=Else Breen {{!}} Minneside |url=https://klemmetsby-firing.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page/memorial_page_personal_info.php?order_id=4472640&cat=home&sign=33befd5276a8d5ad9ccb60938cce5964 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Minnesider |language=nb}}
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