Oskar Braaten
Oskar Alexander Braaten (born November 25, 1881 in Oslo , † July 17, 1939 in Trysil ) was a Norwegian writer . In his works, some of which have also been filmed, he describes - as the first writer - the life of workers in eastern Oslo.
Life
Oskar Braaten grew up in Sagene as the son of a single mother. His father, a craftsman, had emigrated to America. Until 1896 he attended the school in Sagene. He then worked in Bertrand Jensen's bookstore from 1899 , where he met the violinist Nanna Thorvaldsen , his future wife. Like him, she was interested in literature, theater and the environment, among other things. They married in 1910. The couple had a son (Bjørn, * 1912) and a daughter (Berit, * 1918).
Braaten's first literary publication was the novella Dømd! , which appeared in Symra magazine in 1903 . Since his wife earned well, he was able to concentrate entirely on writing from 1910 onwards. The following year he published the drama Ungen . It was performed at the Nationaltheatret in 1913 with great success , and later filmed several times. The success gave Braaten and his family the opportunity to travel to Denmark , Germany and Italy . However, due to the war in 1914, they returned to Norway earlier than planned. There they lived in Kolbotn and from 1921 in Ullevål Hageby . He later also spent a lot of time in Trysil , where he and his friend Sven Moren owned houses.
In addition to his writing activities, Braaten also worked as a journalist. He was also active in the theater. From 1934 to 1936 he was director of the Norske Teatret in Oslo.
Works (selection)
Dramas
- Ungen (1911)
- Borrow (1915)
- The barnedåpen store (1925)
Novels
- Ulvehiet (1919)
- Matilde (1920)
- Opover (1924)
- Prinsesse Terese (1931)
Novel collections
- Kring factories (1910)
- Oslo-fortellinger (1935)
swell
- Horst Bien and others: Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures, Leipzig 1978
- Alexander Lystad: Fjærpennen (PDF file; 555 kB), 1. utgave, October 2004 (Norwegian)
Web links
- Oskar Braaten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braaten, Oskar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braaten, Oskar Alexander (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1939 |
| Place of death | Trysil |