Eystein harrows
Eystein Eggen (born January 5, 1944 in Oslo ; † November 19, 2010 ) was a Norwegian state scholarship holder and writer.
He has published a number of short stories from Norwegian history, including Two Kings (1999). In it he describes the fate of Philippa von Eberstein , a German who was married to the Norwegian pretender Sigurd von Giske during the Kalmar Union in 1450.
Eggen also dealt with recent history and in 1993 published The Boy from Gimle . This work earned him a government grant in 2003. "He is a symbol of a whole generation," said a social democratic spokesman with the approval of the whole parliament.
Eggen's father was the editor of the Norwegian version of a journal for SS officers, the so-called SS Leitheft .
Works
- Hov (1997)
- Two Kings (1999)
- The boy from Gimle. Report by a Nazi child (1993)
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SURNAME | Harrows, Eystein |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 2010 |