Sigurd Evensmo

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Sigurd Evensmo (born February 14, 1912 in Hamar , † October 17, 1978 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian writer , screenwriter and film historian . He is considered one of the most widely read writers in Norwegian post-war literature .

Life

Evensmo grew up as the son of a railway official in Hamar. As a teenager he came into contact with the organizations Clarté and Mot Dag and became a member of the youth organization Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking of the social democratic labor party .

After graduating from high school, Evensmo became a journalist in 1930, first in his hometown Hamar, then in Arendal , in Drammen and finally in Oslo . During this time he wrote a play , Conflict , which was published in 1934, and the screenplay for Olav Dalgard's 1938 film Lenkene brytes. During World War II , Evensmo was active in the resistance movement and wrote for an illegal newspaper until he had to flee Norway .

After the end of the war he returned to Oslo and worked as a journalist for the newspaper Arbeiderbladet . In 1945 he also published the novel Englandsfarere , which is based on his own experiences during the war. The book received a lot of attention with its dramatic portrayals and was filmed in 1946 by director Toralf Sandø . Englandsfarere is sometimes considered to be the best Norwegian novel set in the time of the German occupation .

Between 1947 and 1951, published Evensmo the Grenseland trilogy consisting of the three novels Grenseland , Flaggermusene and Hjemover there. For this trilogy he was awarded the Critic's Prize. It is considered to be one of the main works of Norwegian post-war literature. Evensmo wrote numerous other fiction books.

In 1949 Evensmo, who was skeptical about Norway's accession to NATO , left the Arbeiterbladet newspaper. In 1953 he was involved in founding the newspaper Orientering , in which a non-alliance foreign policy was advocated. Until 1975 he was editor of the newspaper.

From 1952 to 1975 he also worked as a state film censor . Since he was also a filmmaker as a screenwriter, he became a central figure in the debate about Norwegian film censorship.

In 1967 he published Det store Tivoli , a standard work on Norwegian film history.

Works (selection)

Novels

  • Englandsfarere (1945)
  • Grenseland (1947)
  • Flag Museum (1949)
  • Hjemover (1951)
  • Fredsprisen (1952)
  • Gåẗen fra år null (1957)
  • Miracle on the Blinders (1966)

Scripts

Plays

  • Conflict (1934)

Reference books

  • Filming i class and culture camp (1935)
  • Det store tivoli (1967)
  • Den nakne sannheten (1972)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Reidar Hirsti: Sigurd Evensmo in the Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
  2. ↑ a b Hans Andreas Isdahl, Hanne E. Krogstad: Evensmo, Sigurd  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: dead link / mediabase1.uib.no   in Pax Leksikon
  3. ↑ Sigurd Evensmo  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at kulturnett.no@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.kulturnett.no  
  4. ↑ a b Horst Bien: Evensmo, Sigurd in ders. (Ed.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Nordeuropean Literaturen , Leipzig 1978
  5. ↑ a b c Hans H. Skei: Sigurd Evensmo in the Norske Leksikon store
  6. ^ Evensmo, Sigurd in Willy Dahl: Nytt Norsk Forfatterleksikon , 1971
  7. ↑ a b Kathrine Skretting: Film sex and film censorship. The "Bettkanten" films in Scandinavia 1970–1976 in Montage / AV , issue 9/1, 2000, p. 47ff
personal data
SURNAME Evensmo, Sigurd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian writer, screenwriter and film historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamar , Norway
DATE OF DEATH 17th October 1978
Place of death Oslo , Norway