Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1971) Winner
Gunvor Hofmo
グンヴォル・ホフモ
Gunvor Hofmo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1921-06-30 （Oslo）
- Died
- 1995-10-14 （Oslo） age 74
- Nationality
- Norwegian
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Residence History
- Oslo → Paris → Brittany → Copenhagen → Stockholm → Amsterdam → London → Simensbråten, Oslo
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet
- Active Years
- 1946-1995
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Gyldendal's Endowment | — | — | Gyldendal | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Kritikerprisen | Gjest på jorden | — | Norwegian Critics' Association | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Gyldendal's Endowment | — | — | Gyldendal | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Dobloug Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris | — | — | Riksmål Society | 受賞 |
Gyldendal's Endowment
1951
Organization:
Gyldendal
Result:
受賞
Kritikerprisen
1971
Work:
Gjest på jorden
Organization:
Norwegian Critics' Association
Result:
受賞
Gyldendal's Endowment
1974
Organization:
Gyldendal
Result:
受賞
Dobloug Prize
1982
Result:
受賞
Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris
1989
Organization:
Riksmål Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jeg vil hjem til menneskene
1946 PoetryI want to go home to the humans.
humanitybelonging
Fra en annen virkelighet
1948 PoetryFrom another reality.
realityfantasy
Blinde nattergaler
1951 PoetryBlind nightingales.
blindnesssong
I en våkenatt
1954 PoetryIn a waking night.
insomnianight
Testamente til en evighet
1955 PoetryA will to an eternity.
eternitytestament
Gjest på jorden
1971 PoetryGuest on Earth, post-institutionalization comeback.
earthexistence
Bibliography
- Jeg vil hjem til menneskene (1946)
- Fra en annen virkelighet (1948)
- Blinde nattergaler (1951)
- I en våkenatt (1954)
- Testamente til en evighet (1955)
- Treklang (1963)
- Gjest på jorden (1971)
- November (1972)
- Veisperringer (1973)
- Mellomspill (1974)
- Hva fanger natten (1976)
- Det er sent (1978)
- Nå har hendene rørt meg (1981)
- Gi meg til berget (1984)
- Stjernene og barndommen (1986)
- Nabot (1987)
- Ord til bilder (1989)
- Fuglen (1990)
- Epilog (1994)
- Samlede dikt (1996)
- Etterlatte dikt (1997)
- Jeg glemmer ingen (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modernist poetrydark and introspective style
- Recurring Motifs
- lossmental illnessloveHolocaust
Health
-
depression1943-Start of lifelong mental illness
-
schizophrenia, paranoid type1955-197116 years of silence, institutionalized at Gaustad Hospital
Legacy
Considered one of Norway's most influential modernist poets.
In Popular Culture
- Known as lover of Ruth Maier
Quotes
-
The words, shiningly silent I shall find give them to you, hammer some moments together under the frame of eternity so you will never forget me
Source: Magasinet for Alle (1940)
Trivia
- Early poem dedicated to lover Ruth Maier
- Openly lesbian relationship with Astrid Tollefsen
- Traveled extensively in post-war Europe
- Did not leave her apartment from 1977 until death