Helge Krog
Helge Krog (born February 9, 1889 in Kristiania ; † July 30, 1962 there ) was a Norwegian playwright , translator and literary critic.
Life
Krog was the son of Norway's first student, Cecilie Thoresen , and a lawyer. From 1907 to 1911 he studied economics in Kristiania . He then worked as a journalist for the magazines Verdens Gang , Dagbladet and Arbeiderbladet . During this time he came into contact with Gunnar Heiberg and Olaf Bull , who had a strong influence on him. In 1917 he made his debut as a playwright with Det store Vi . His works are shaped by socialist ideas.
In 1923, Krog joined Mot Dag , an organization of radical left intellectuals. During the war , Krog lived in Sweden . After the war he became an employee of the left-wing newspaper Orientering . He published the 6th column , in which he condemned Norwegian industrialists who had collaborated with the Nazis . He was also a critic of Norway's membership of NATO .
Krog translated Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde into Norwegian .
Helge Krog had been married to the Norwegian actress Tordis Maurstad since 1949 and was the stepfather of the actor Toralv Maurstad .
Works (selection)
- Det store Vi (1917)
- Jarlshus (1923)
- Concylia (1929)
- Underveis (1931)
- Opbrudd (1936)
swell
- Horst Bien and others: Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures, Leipzig 1978
- Helge Vold : Helge Krog 1889 - 1962 , Z forlag, 2011. ISBN 978-82-93187-03-5
Web links
- Helge Krog in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Helge Krog on snl.no in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Helge Krog on nbl.snl.no in Norsk biografisk leksikon (Norwegian)
- «Helge Krog er i ferd med å bli glemt» on dagbladet.no , article about Helge Krog in Dagbladet , from October 10, 2011 (Norwegian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krog, Helge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian playwright, translator and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kristiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1962 |
| Place of death | Oslo |