Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1961) Winner
Olav H. Hauge
オラーヴ・ハウゲ
Olavu H. Hauge
Aliases:
Olav Håkonson Hauge
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-08-18 （Ulvik (village), Vestland, Norway）
- Died
- 1994-05-23 （Ulvik, Vestland, Norway） age 85
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian (Nynorsk), English, German, French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ulvik, Norway
Career
- Occupations
- horticulturist, poet, translator
- Active Years
- 1946-1994
- Influenced By
- Alfred Tennyson, William Butler Yeats, Robert Browning, Stéphane Mallarmé, Arthur Rimbaud, Stephen Crane, Friedrich Hölderlin, Georg Trakl, Paul Celan, Bertolt Brecht, Robert Bly
- Influenced
- Jan Erik Vold
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulvik middle school | — | General | — | 1925-1926 | Norway |
| Hjeltnes Horticulture School | — | Horticulture | — | 1927, 1933-1934 | Norway |
| Norwegian University of Life Sciences | — | Horticulture | — | 1930 | Norway |
| State Research Center | — | Fruit cultivation | — | 1931-1933 | Norway |
Ulvik middle school
General
Period:
1925-1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
Norway
Hjeltnes Horticulture School
Horticulture
Period:
1927, 1933-1934
Year of Graduation:
1934
Country:
Norway
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Horticulture
Period:
1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Norway
State Research Center
Fruit cultivation
Period:
1931-1933
Year of Graduation:
1933
Country:
Norway
Hermansverk
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Kritikerprisen | På ørnetuva | — | Norwegian Critics' Association | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Dobloug Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Sunnmørsprisen | Spør vinden | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Melsom-prisen | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Aschehougprisen | — | — | H. Aschehoug & Co. | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Nynorsk barnelitteraturpris | Regnbogane | — | — | 受賞 |
Kritikerprisen
1961
Work:
På ørnetuva
Organization:
Norwegian Critics' Association
Result:
受賞
Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond
1968
Result:
受賞
Dobloug Prize
1969
Result:
受賞
Sunnmørsprisen
1971
Work:
Spør vinden
Result:
受賞
Melsom-prisen
1973
Result:
受賞
Aschehougprisen
1978
Organization:
H. Aschehoug & Co.
Result:
受賞
Nynorsk barnelitteraturpris
1983
Work:
Regnbogane
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Glør i oska
1946 PoetryFirst collection of poems in traditional form.
natureeveryday life
Under bergfallet
1951 PoetryPoetry collection, translated as Beneath the Crag.
nature
Seint rodnar skog i djuvet
1956 PoetryPoetry collection, translated as Slowly the Trees Turn Red in the Gorge.
nature
På ørnetuva
1961 PoetryPoetry collection that won Kritikerprisen.
naturemodernism
Spør vinden
1971 PoetryPoetry collection that won Sunnmørsprisen.
windnature
Bibliography
- Glør i oska (1946)
- Under bergfallet (1951)
- Seint rodnar skog i djuvet (1956)
- På ørnetuva (1961)
- Dikt i utval: Dogg og dagar (1965)
- Dropar i austavind (1966)
- Spør vinden (1971)
- Dikt i samling (1972)
- Syn oss åkeren din (1975)
- Janglestrå (1980)
- Regnbogane (1983)
- ABC (1986)
- Mange års røynsle med pil og boge (1988)
- Brev 1970-1975 (1996)
- Det er den draumen (1998)
- Dagbok 1924-1994 (2000)
- Skogen stend, men han skiftar sine tre. Aforismar i utval (2001)
Adaptations
- Lyrics from Glor i oska used in Solefald song 'Song til stormen'
Translations by Author
- Utanlandske dikt (1967)
- Stephen Crane: Svarte ryttarar (1974)
- Bertolt Brecht: Til ettertidi (1978)
- Hand grip hand i svevne (1978)
- Dikt i umsetjing (1982)
- Frå Rimbaud til Celan (1991)
Translations of Works
- Olav Hauge: Selected Poems (Robin Fulton, 1990)
- Trusting Your Life to Water and Eternity (Robert Bly, 1987)
- The Bullfinch Rising from the Cherry Tree (Robert Hedin, 2001)
- Leaf-huts and Snow-houses (Robert Hedin, 2004)
- The Dream We Carry (Robert Bly and Robert Hedin, 2008)
- Luminous Spaces (Olav Grinde, 2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernist poetryconcrete poetryconcise formtransition from traditional to modern
- Recurring Motifs
- naturecatsensitivity of everydayinfluence of Chinese classical poetry
Legacy
Prominent Norwegian poet known for modernist and concrete poetry, inspiring younger poets with concise poems on nature and everyday life. Olav H. Hauge Center dedicated to him.
Museums
- Olav H. Hauge Center Brakanes near Ulvikafjorden, Norway
In Popular Culture
- Poem from Glor i oska used as lyrics for Solefald's 'Song til stormen' on Norrøn Livskunst (2010)
Quotes
-
The cat is sitting out front when you come. Talk a bit with the cat. He is the most sensitive one here.
Source: Poem 'Katten'
Trivia
- Lived his whole life in Ulvik as a gardener in his own apple orchard.
- Inspired by Chinese poetry, e.g., wrote 'Tao Chien'.