Olav Gullvåg
Olav Gullvåg , also Olav Gullvaag , (born December 31, 1885 in Trondheim , † September 25, 1961 in Hvalstad in the municipality of Asker , west of Oslo ) was a Norwegian writer . He mainly appeared as a novelist.
Life
Gullvaag, the son of a craftsman and teacher for the blind, devoted himself to painting in his youth before he became drawn to writing. He then worked as a journalist for various newspapers in Norway. After his travels 1929–1931, a. a. after Germany and Italy, he returned to Oslo and devoted himself to writing. A popular setting in his novels is the everyday life of Norwegian farmers.
Award
- 1938: Melsom awards
Works (selection)
- It began on a midsummer night, 1937 (Det byrja ei jonsoknatt), translated by Elisabeth Ihle and Dannis Sandberg, FA Herbig Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin-Grunewald, 1939.
- In the light of grace, 1939 (Kongens nåde)
- The Crescent Blower, 1941 (Halvmåneblåsaren)
- The Sigurd Saga, 1945–47 (Sigerhuva - Drivtømmer)
- Cain the Shoemaker, 1951 (Brattøra)
- An old song ends, 1953 (Her hender det ingenting)
criticism
" It began on a midsummer night [is] a large-scale tragedy that is convincingly carried out on every move, [which is deepened] to the very last roots from which people become their fate."
Web links
- Literature by and about Olav Gullvåg in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ O. Gullvaag: It began on a midsummer night (short biography in the book appendix), Gütersloh: Bertelsmann 1962.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gullvåg, Olav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gullvaag, Olav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trondheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1961 |
| Place of death | Hvalstad in Asker municipality , west of Oslo |