Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen

Astrid Gerd Judith Hjertenæs Andersen (born September 5, 1915 in Horten , † April 21, 1985 in Ramnes ) was a Norwegian writer who appeared mainly as a poet . Andersen is considered one of the most important Norwegian poets of the post-war period.

Life

Andersen was the daughter of Peder JA Hjertenæs, an officer in the Norwegian Navy , and Astrid Elinor Andersen. She trained as a secretary and journalist and worked, among other things, for the newspaper Aftenposten . In 1939 she married the painter Snorre Andersen .

In 1940 and 1941 her first poems appeared in the newspapers Aftenposten and Dagbladet . From 1942 she worked full-time as a writer. Her first collection of poems, De ville traner , was published in 1945 by a small publisher called Høvik Bokhandel. Further books followed by Aschehoug and Gyldendal . Some of her books were illustrated by her husband. For Frokost i det grønne she was awarded the Critics Prizes literary prize in 1964. Andersen also published two reports of trips she took with her husband to Algeria and Iceland , as well as a novel.

From 1974 to 1979 Andersen was a member of the Literary Council of the Norwegian Writers' Association .

Works

Poetry

• De ville traner (1945)
• De unge søylene (1948)
• Skilpaddehagen (1950)
• Strandens kvinner (1955)
• Vandrersken (1957)
• Pastoral 1960 (1960)
• Treklang. Dikt i utvalg (with Gunvor Hofmo and Astrid Tollefsen )
• Frokost i det green (1964)
• Rose bushes (1972)
• Et våroffer (1976)
• De Tyve Landskaper (1980)
• Samlede dict (1985)

Travel reports

• Hyrdefløyten (1968)
• Svaner and nåtid (1973)

novel

• Dr. Gnomes (1967)

Awards

• Critics' prizes 1964
• Dobloug Prize 1984
• Norwegian Academy Award 1984

literature

• Horst Bien (Ed.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures , Leipzig 1978.

Web links

• Øystein Rottem: Astrid Andersen . Article from the Norsk Biografisk Leksikon