Marianna Debes Dahl
Marianna Debes Dahl is a Faroese writer. She was born in 1947 in Vestmanna and grew up in Tórshavn. She trained as a school teacher in 1975 and worked in that capacity for some years, but now is a full-time writer; she has also prepared broadcasting material for Faroese radio. She was the president for the Association of Writers of the Faroe Islands from 1980 to 1981, being the first woman to hold this post. She was also the first woman to write an autobiography in Faroese, which she published as Úti á leysum oyggjum in 1997.
Novels
- Lokkalogi, Forlagið Fannir, 1984
- Onglalag, 1986
- Faldalín, 1988
- Vívil, 1992
Autobiographies
- Úti á leysum oyggjum, 1997
Short stories
- "Millumleikur", 1978
- "Fløkjan", 1978
- "Lepar", 1980
- "Síðsta skúlaárið", 1980
Children's books
- Burtur á heiði, 1975
- Dirdri, 1979
- Skilnaður, 1981
Books for small children
- Bjarta og snigilin, 1983
- Døgg er dottin, 1984
- Hanna og Hóri, 1984
- Hóri letur upp, 1986
- Sturli súkklar, 1985
- Alvi er og ferðast, 1986
- Tunnuflakin, 1990
Picture books
- Sonurin, 1990
Books for teaching in the Faroese language for children
- Ása fer í skúla, 1983
Travelogues
- Latið altíð sólina skína, 1982
Plays
- Skálatoftir, 1979
- Bardagabørn, 1990
Translations
- Uppreisnin, 1982, stories from South Africa
Translated and edited radio plays for Kringvarp Føroya's radio
- Victor
- Monir
- Chico Mendes
- Miriam Makeba
- Menn undir sól
- Zosia
- Tað langa brævið
- Edith Piaf