Ailo Gaup (18 June 1944, in Kautokeino – 24 September 2014, in Norway[1][2]) was a Sámi author who wrote in Norwegian.
His novels have been translated into English, German, French and Polish.
The novel Trommereisen (1988) and the independent sequel Natten mellem dagene(1992) depicts encounters between modern society and the Sami mythical conception of nature that is linked to the knowledge of the graces.
Gaup has also made many sound recordings with Sami lyrics and music.
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