{{Infobox person | name = Mathis Mathisen | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|4|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Lillesand, Norway | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | parents = | children = | relatives = | occupation = Teacher<br>Novelist<br>Playwright<br>Children's writer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | awards = Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature 1988 }} '''Mathis Mathisen''' (born 4 April 1937) is a Norwegian teacher, novelist, playwright and children's writer.
Mathisen was born in Lillesand. He made his literary debut in 1965 with the novel ''De blanke knappene''. His play ''Ærefrykt for livet'' was staged for Fjernsynsteatret in 1969. Among his children's books are ''Malla'' from 1978, ''Paradisøya'' from 1985, and ''Elskede Johnny'' from 1991.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Mathis Mathisen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Mathis_Mathisen |language=Norwegian | accessdate=27 February 2011 }}</ref>
He was awarded the Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mottakere av kritikerprisen for beste barne- og ungdomsbok |publisher=Norwegian Critics' Association |location= |url=http://kritikerlaget.no/litteratur/priser/mottakere-av-kritikerprisen-for-beste-barne-og-ungdomsbok |language=Norwegian | accessdate=1 May 2016 }}</ref>
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