Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1968) Winner
Finn Alnæs
フィン・アルネース
Finn Alnæs
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-01-20 （Bærum, Norway）
- Died
- 1991-11-03 age 59
- Nationality
- Norwegian
- Languages
- Norwegian
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1963-1991
- Nominations
- Nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize — 'Koloss', Nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize — 'Gemini'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Norwegian Booksellers' Prize | Gemini | — | Norwegian Booksellers Association | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature | Gemini | — | Norwegian Critics' Association | 受賞 |
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
1968
Work:
Gemini
Organization:
Norwegian Booksellers Association
Result:
受賞
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1968
Work:
Gemini
Organization:
Norwegian Critics' Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Koloss
1963 NovelDebut novel published in 1963. A work that addresses individual psychology and aspects of modern society; it marked Alnæs's literary debut.
individual psychologymodern society
Gemini
1968 NovelPublished in 1968. A novel exploring relationships and identity; it won major Norwegian literary prizes the same year.
human relationshipsidentity
Bibliography
- Koloss (1963)
- Gemini (1968)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- psychological-focused prosemodern realism
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessidentityhuman relationships
Legacy
A Norwegian novelist who emerged in the 1960s. He won major domestic literary prizes in 1968 for 'Gemini' and is considered one of the notable figures in mid-20th-century Nordic literature.
Trivia
- His grandfather was the composer Eyvind Alnæs.
- His debut novel was 'Koloss' (1963).
- He won the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1968 for 'Gemini'.