Carl Erik Martin Soya
Carl Erik Martin Soya (born October 30, 1896 in Copenhagen , † November 10, 1983 in Rudkøbing ) was a Danish writer .
Life
He grew up in Copenhagen and, thanks to his parents' inheritance, was able to do his Abitur in 1915 to work as a freelance writer. In his 20 or so major dramas, Soya was a sharp critic of the petty-bourgeois Milleus. He zealously against the narrow-mindedness and egoism of the good Dane. In the 1930s he dedicated himself to Freudian-style pieces. From 1940 Soya wrote neorealistic pieces.
Awards
- 1975 Grand Prix of the Danish Academy
Works (selection)
- Parasiterne (The Parasites), 1926
- Umbahumba skifter forfatning (Umbahumba changes the constitution), 1935
- Hvem he any? (Who am I?), 1932
- Blindebuk eller sådan kan det gå (blind man's cow or so it can go) 4-part, 1940-1948
- Sytten , 1953 (filmed in 1965 by the Danish director Annelise Meineche, German title: Seventeen - Four Girls Make a Man )
- Spørgsmål uden svar (question without answer), 1979
literature
- NB Wamberg: Soya . 1966
- Carl Erik Soya , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 10/1981 of February 23, 1981, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Carl Erik Martin Soya in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soya, Carl Erik Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1983 |
| Place of death | Rudkøbing |