Astrid Sverresdotter Dypvik (born October 19, 1977) is a Norwegian journalist and historian, and was the head of Norsk Målungdom, the youth branch of the Language Organisation of Norway, from 2000 to 2002.
In addition, she has served as an editorial board member for the historical journal Fortid.
Forteljingar om eit nedlagt land (This Was the DDR.
Tales of a Land Shut Down), using a journalistic and historical method to tell the 40-year history of East Germany through individual narratives, both from those that belonged to the regime and authorities, and those that were victims of it.
[2][3][4] The book was nominated for the prize for the best nonfiction work for adults.