Nordic Council Literature Prize
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Edition 23 (1983) Winner
Peter Seeberg
ピーター・シーベルグ
Peter Seeberg
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-06-22 （Skrydstrup, Haderslev Municipality, Denmark）
- Died
- 1999-01-08 age 73
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Languages
- Danish
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Skrydstrup (place of birth) → Viborg (worked as museum custodian)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, museum custodian
- Active Years
- 1956-1999
- Affiliations
- Viborg Museum (employed)
- Influenced By
- Friedrich Nietzsche, French existentialists
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Copenhagen | — | Humanities (focus related to philosophy) | Magister Artium (Master of Arts) | 在学期間不明-1951 | Denmark |
University of Copenhagen
Humanities (focus related to philosophy)
Degree:
Magister Artium (Master of Arts)
Period:
在学期間不明-1951
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Denmark
Concentrated on Friedrich Nietzsche studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Nordic Council's Literature Prize | Om fjorten dage (In Fourteen Days) — short story collection | — | Nordic Council | 受賞 |
Nordic Council's Literature Prize
1983
Work:
Om fjorten dage (In Fourteen Days) — short story collection
Organization:
Nordic Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bipersonerne
1956 novelDebut novel (1956) dealing with existence and interpersonal estrangement.
alienationexistentialismhuman relationships
Om fjorten dage (In Fourteen Days)
1983 short story collectionA collection of short stories with religious and existential themes; awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1983.
religiosityexistential concernsloneliness
Bibliography
- Bipersonerne (1956)
- Om fjorten dage (1983)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernist styleconcise and sombre toneinfluenced by existentialism
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessreligious conflictdeath and loss
Legacy
Recognized as a Danish modernist author; his receipt of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1983 cemented his place in Nordic literature. Noted for works that explore religious and existential themes.
Trivia
- His father was a missionary and also an author.
- Graduated from Haderslev Cathedral School in 1943.
- Worked as a museum custodian in Viborg.
- Had a strong interest in Nietzsche; biographical parallels between his life and Nietzsche's are noted.