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Oskarsson Bárður
(b. 1972)
«A dog, a cat and a mouse»
«Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús»

Bárður Oskarsson, born in 1972, is a Faroese author and illustrator who currently lives in Denmark.

He started out as an illustrator for the Faroese Children’s Magazine and the first book he illustrated was one of his grandfather’s in 1992: Undir tussafjøllum/Under the Trollmountains. Since then, he has illustrated books by several Faroese authors. In 2004 he published his first book, both written and illustrated by himself: Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús/A Dog, a Cat and a Mouse. The book enjoyed great success and is sold in Iceland and France.

The book was given The White Raven label in 2006 from The International Youth Library (IYL) in Munich, Germany for being especially noteworthy.

Bárður was granted a stipend in 2005 from a Faroese fund, which supports young talented artists, and in 2006 he received The Children and Youth Literature Award from The West Nordic Council. In 2007 Bárður Oskarsson received The Faroese Children´s Litteratur Award.

Denmark. Faroe Islands, 2010, A dog, a cat and a mouse

Denmark. Faroe Islands, 2010, A dog, a cat and a mouse