{{Short description|Norwegian writer (1922–2002)}} {{Use dmy dates |date=May 2023}} {{infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|5|23}} | birth_place = Kristiania, Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|10|25|1922|5|23}} | death_place = Oslo | occupation = Novelist and playwright | language = Norwegian | nationality = Norwegian | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Crime fiction | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''Ringer i mørkt vann'' (audio play series) | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = Riverton Prize (1986) | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }}
'''Edith Ranum''' (23 May 1922 – 25 October 2002) was a Norwegian crime fiction writer, novelist and playwright.
==Biography== Ranum made her literary début in 1949 with the novel ''Efter siste akt''. She has written several crime novels and audio plays. She was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1986,<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Edith Ranum |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Edith_Ranum |language=Norwegian | accessdate=24 October 2010 }}</ref><ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Edith Ranum |first=Nils |last=Nordberg |authorlink=Nils Nordberg |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Edith_Ranum/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=24 October 2010}}</ref> for the audio play series ''Ringer i mørkt vann''.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Rivertonprisen |first= Vidar |last=Iversen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date= 30 March 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Rivertonprisen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=20 May 2023}}</ref>
Ranum was originally an actress, and started writing after she lost her sight due to illness.<ref name =nbl/>
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