Background
She was born in Oslo, and is a daughter of Øystein Dahle.
She was born in Oslo, and is a daughter of Øystein Dahle.
She made her literary début in 1987 with Audiens (Audience), a collection of poetry. Gro Dahle has received several national awards for her work. In 1999 she was the official festival poet at the Bergen International Festival.
Dahle is a stylistically naïve, imaginative and burlesque writer often focusing on psychological problems and relations.
She lives and works on the island Tjømedical Dahle also gives lectures in creative writing in Norway and Sweden.
In 2013 A Hundred thousand Hours (original Norwegian title Hundre tusen timer, 1996) was published in English. 1998: Vestfolds Litteraturpris.