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Jens Bjørneboe

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Jens Bjørneboe

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1920-10-09 （Kristiansand）
Died
1976-05-09 （Veierland, Nøtterøy） age 55
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian, Riksmål
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Kristiansand, Norway → Sweden

Career

Occupations
Author, Painter, Waldorf school teacher
Active Years
1951-1976

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Moment of Freedom

1966 Novel

A work dealing with the history of bestiality

AnarchismSocial critique

Powderhouse

1969 Novel

The Silence

1973 Novel

The Sharks

1974 Novel

Bibliography

  • Poems
  • Ere the Cock Crows
  • Jonas
  • Under a Harsher Sky
  • Winter in Bellapalma
  • Little Boy Blue
  • The Evil Shepherd
  • The Dream and the Wheel
  • Moment of Freedom
  • Without a Stitch
  • Powderhouse
  • Duke Hans
  • The Silence
  • The Sharks

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Harsh and eloquent criticism of society
Recurring Motifs
Anarcho-nihilismCritique of Western civilization

Health

  • Pneumonia
    幼少期
    Bedbound for several years
  • Depression
    生涯
    Led to suicide
  • Alcoholism
    生涯
    Long periods of heavy drinking

Legacy

One of Norway's most important post-war authors, known as a harsh critic of Norwegian society and Western civilization.

Quotes

  • Subjectivity is truth
    Source: Obituary, Aftenposten (1976)

Trivia

  • Began drinking at age 12
  • Proponent of Riksmål in Norwegian language struggle
  • Identified as anarcho-nihilist