Background
She was born in Ullensvang as a daughter of journalist Diderik Hegermann Brochmann (1879–1955) and Margit Hagen (1896–1962).
translator writer children"s writer poet
She was born in Ullensvang as a daughter of journalist Diderik Hegermann Brochmann (1879–1955) and Margit Hagen (1896–1962).
Zinken was her nickname from childhood. She is best known for translating Lewis Carroll"s Alice in Wonderland into Norwegian. Her own books, which were mostly for children, include The Magic Chalk, Jon and Sofus and over a dozen others.She is best known for writing children"s books, and for her cheerful poems.
She was also writing biographies.
She died in September 1987 in Bergen.