Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1975) Winner
Sigbjørn Hølmebakk
シグビョルン・ホルメバク
Sigbjørn Hølmebakk
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-02-02 （Feda (now Kvinesdal), Norway）
- Died
- 1981-11-25 age 59
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Feda, Norway → Oslo, Norway → Farm in Feda
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Farmer
- Active Years
- 1950-1981
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Gyldendal's Endowment | — | — | Gyldendal | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Kritikerprisen | Karjolsteinen | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Dobloug Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Gyldendal's Endowment
1956
Organization:
Gyldendal
Result:
受賞
Kritikerprisen
1975
Work:
Karjolsteinen
Result:
受賞
Dobloug Prize
1976
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fimbulvinteren
1964 NovelNovel about the German scorched earth policy during the Liberation of Finnmark at the end of WWII.
WarScorched earthSurvival
Adaptations
- [Film] Brent jord / Knut Andersen (1969)
Jentespranget
1970 NovelNovel titled The Maiden's Leap.
YouthGrowth
Adaptations
- [Film] Jentespranget / Knud Leif Thomsen (1973)
Karjolsteinen
1977 NovelStory revolving around the carriage stone.
FamilyTradition
Adaptations
- [Film] Karjolsteinen / Knut Andersen (1977)
Bibliography
- Don't Talk about the Fall
- The White Mountain
- The Fisher of Men
- Salve sauegjeter
- The Emigrant
- The Terrible Winter
- Hurra for Andersens
- The Maiden's Leap
- The Twelve Men from Trøndelag and Two Other Stories
- Hundevakt, grålysning
- The Carriage Stone
- The Son
- Fredlaustona
- Liljer i snøen
- 13 Novels
Adaptations
- Brent jord (1969)
- Hurra for Andersens (1966)
- Jentespranget (1973)
- Karjolsteinen (1977)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismForceful exploration of existential questionsSkilled depiction of social backgrounds
- Recurring Motifs
- Existential questionsSocial backgroundsRural life
Legacy
Beloved Norwegian realist author whose works often became films; died young at 59.
In Popular Culture
- Several works adapted into films.
Trivia
- Brother was publisher and author Gordon Hølmebakk.
- Active in the movement against nuclear weapons in Norway.
- One of the initiators of Sosialistisk Folkeparti.