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Paal Brekke

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Paal Brekke

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-09-17 （Norway）
Died
1993-12-02 （Norway） age 70
Nationality
Norwegian
Languages
Norwegian, Swedish, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Norway → Sweden (1940-1945)

Career

Occupations
lyricist, novelist, translator of poetry, literary critic
Active Years
1942-1993
Influenced By
T.S. Eliot

Awards

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1972
Work: Aftenen er stille
Organization: Norwegian Critics' Association
Result: winner
Dobloug Prize
1981
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: winner
Riksmål Society Literature Prize
1992
Organization: Riksmål Society
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Av din jord er vi til

1942 poetry collection

Literary debut poetry collection

soil and existence

På flukt

1946 novel

First novel describing a failed attempt to reach England during the war

warflight

Aftenen er stille

1972 poetry collection

Critics' prize-winning poetry collection

quietevening

Bibliography

  • Av din jord er vi til (1942)
  • Fri är du född (1943)
  • Landflyktig soldat (1945)
  • Jeg gikk så lange veier (1945)
  • På flukt (1946)
  • Skyggefektning (1949)
  • Aldrende Orfeus (1951)
  • Og hekken vokste kjempehøy (1953)
  • Løft min krone, vind fra intet (1957)
  • Roerne fra Itaca (1960)
  • En munnfull av Ganges (1962)
  • De skjeve smil i rosa (1965)
  • Granatamannen kommer (1968)
  • Aftenen er stille (1972)
  • Syng, ugle (1978)
  • Flimmer. Og strek (1980)

Translations by Author

  • T.S.Eliot: Det golde landet og andre dikt (1949)
  • Amerikansk lyrikk (1957)
  • Moderne japansk lyrikk (1965)
  • Indisk lyrikk (1979)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
modernisminfluenced by modern European poetry
Recurring Motifs
war experiencespoverty in the third world

Legacy

Called the father of modernism in Norway. Pioneer of modernism.