Johan Borgen
Johan Collett Müller Borgen (born April 28, 1902 in Christiania today Oslo, † October 16, 1979 ) was a Norwegian writer , journalist and literary critic . He is best known for his Lillelord trilogy. Borgen wrote in Riksmål .
Life
Born into a middle-class family, Borgen worked as a journalist from 1923. His first novella appeared in 1925. Borgen was also active in the resistance against the Nazis . Among other things, he wrote satirical articles for the newspaper Dagbladet under the pseudonym Mumle Gåsegg . In 1941 he was therefore arrested and imprisoned in the Grini fangeleir . However, he managed to escape and fled to Sweden . After the war he served as editor of the literary magazine Vinduet from 1954 to 1959.
bibliography
- Mot mørket. 1925 (short stories)
- Betraktninger and anfektelser. 1932 (as Mumle Gåsegg )
- Når old kommer til old. 1934 (novel)
- Lille dommedag. 1935 (novel)
- Chief Accountant Lie. 1936 (acting)
- Seksti Mumle Gåsegg. 1936 (Causerien as Mumle Gåsegg )
- Høit var du elsket. 1937 (acting)
- Barness. 1937 (short stories)
- Mens vi venter. 1938 (acting)
- Andersen's. 1940 (drama)
- Anes eventyr. 1943 (children's book)
- Far, mor og oss. 1945 (causeries)
- Dager på grini. 1945 (memoir)
- Ingen summer. 1946 (novel)
- Kjærlighetsstien. 1946 (novel)
- Akvariet. 1947 (acting)
- Hvetebrødsdager. 1948 (short stories)
- Jenny and påfuglen. 1949 (novel)
- Vikings. Eventyr. 1949 (acting)
- Noveller om kjærlighet. 1952 (short stories)
- Natt and dag. 1954 (short stories)
- Lillelord. 1955 (novel)
- De mørke kilder. 1956 (novel)
- Vi har ham nå. 1957 (novel)
- Yeg 1959 (novel)
- Denmark dejligst -? 1959 (essays)
- Innbildningens verden. 1960 (essays)
- Sorry boy. 1961 (novel)
- Noveller i utvalg 1936-1961. 1961 (short stories)
- Frigjøringsdag. 1963 (acting)
- Blåtind. 1964 (novel)
- Barndommens rike. 1965 (memoir)
- Nye noveller. 1965 (short stories)
- Ord gjennom år. 1967 (letters)
- Bagateller. 1967 (letters)
- Den røde tåken. 1967 (novel)
- Alltid on søndag. 1968 (kåseri)
- Trær alene i skogen. 1969 (novella)
- 129 Mumle Gåsegg. 1971 (kåseri)
- Mitt hundeliv. 1971 (letters)
- Min poor, min poor. 1972 (novel)
- The havfruen store. 1973 (novel)
- Eksempler. 1974 (novel)
- Lykke til. 1974 (short stories)
- I dette rom. 1975 (short stories)
Awards
- Gyldendals legat . 1955
- Critic award . 1955
- Dobloug price . 1965
- Bokhandler awards . 1965
- Nordic Council Literature Prize . 1967
Web links
- Literature by and about Johan Borgen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Oslo Commune
- NRK: Lydfiler med Johan Borgen (norw.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borrow, Johan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borgen, Johan Collett Müller |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer, journalist and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1979 |