Finn Bjørnseth

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Finn Bjørnseth (born July 15, 1924 in Oslo , † November 25, 1973 ibid) was a Norwegian writer who was best known as a writer of short stories .

Life

Bjørnseth was the son of an official. After graduating from high school, he lived in France for a few years , then as a freelance writer in Bergen . His first book was the collection of novellas Unge netter , published in 1951. In 1960 he was awarded the Gyldendals legat literature prize.

A basic theme in Bjørnseth's prose is love, but he also practices social criticism by building tensions between his protagonists and social conventions. His lyrics are more political. It is directed against nuclear weapons and war. Some works also have a religious background.

Works (selection)

Novellas
  • Ungeetter (1951)
  • Noen å vere glad i (1959)
  • En barhodet pike (1961)
Novels
  • Et ildens barn (1961)
  • Det innermost esken (1965)
  • Franceska (1968)
  • Hans eksellense hadde tre sønner (1969)
Volumes of poetry
  • Vuggevise for aftenlandet (1962)
  • Beatrice (1967)
  • Logos (1972)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bjørnseth, Finn in Willy Dahl (ed.): Nytt norsk forfatterleksikon , 1971
  2. ↑ a b c d Horst Bien: Bjørnseth, Finn in Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures , Leipzig 1978
  3. ↑ a b Finn Bjørnseth in the Norske Leksikon store
  4. ↑ List of the award winners ( Memento of the original dated December 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on gyldendal.no  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gyldendal.no
personal data
SURNAME Bjørnseth, Finn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1973
Place of death Oslo