Lunge-Larsen, Lise

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LUNGE-LARSEN, Lise

LUNGE-LARSEN, Lise. Norwegian, b. 1955. Genres: Mythology/Folklore, Children's fiction. Career: Children's book author and storyteller, 1980-. College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN, instructor in English and director of English as a Second Language Program, 1981-87; Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, adjunct faculty member, 1982-90; University of Minnesota, Duluth, instructor in children's literature, 1990, 1994. Publications: (reteller, with M. Preus) The Legend of the Lady Slipper: An Ojibwe Tale, 1999; (reteller) The Troll with No Heart in His Body, and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway, 1999; The Race of the Birkebeiners, 2001; Tales of the Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Gnomes, Selkies, and Other Hidden Folk, 2004. Address: 2011 Lakeview Dr., Duluth, MN 55803, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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