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Finn Bjørnseth

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Finn Bjørnseth
Born(1924-07-15)15 July 1924
Oslo, Norway
Died31 October 1973(1973-10-31) (aged 49)
Occupation(s)Novelist, poet and short story writer
Awards

Finn Bjørnseth (15 July 1924 – 31 October 1973) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer.

Biography

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Finn Bjørnseth was born in Oslo, Norway. He made his literary début in 1950 with the short story collection Unge netter. Among his poetry collections are 60-tallsballade from 1960, and Vuggevise for aftenlandet from 1962. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1960.[1][2][3]

Bjørnseth died on 31 October 1973.[1]

Selected works

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  • Før vingene bærer (1952)
  • De tre diktsyklusene Syv septimer (1954)
  • Vandreren (1955)
  • Til minne om en klode (1955)
  • Et ildens barn (1960)
  • Den innerste esken (1966)
  • Hans Eksellense hadde tre sønner (1969)
  • Noen å være glad i (1959)
  • En barhodet pike (1961)
  • Fordi (1963)
  • Fra de nakne ordene (1965)
  • Logos (1972)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Finn Bjørnseth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  3. ^ Tidligere vinnere av Gyldendals legat (Gyldendalprisen) Archived 2011-12-30 at the Wayback Machine