Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1951) Winner
Sigurd Evensmo
シグルド・エヴェンスモ
Sigurd Evensmo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-02-14 （Hamar）
- Died
- 1978-10-17 age 66
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Residence History
- Hamar → Arendal → Drammen → Oslo
Career
- Occupations
- author, journalist, film critic
- Active Years
- 1934-1978
- Affiliations
- Arbeiderbladet, Orientering, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
- Memberships
- Norwegian Authors' Union
- Nominations
- Nominated for The Nordic Council's Literature Prize (1977, Inn i din tid)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature | Grenseland, Flaggermusene, Hjemover | — | Norwegian Critics' Association | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Gyldendal's Endowment | — | — | Gyldendal | 受賞（フィン・カーリングと共有） |
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1951
Work:
Grenseland, Flaggermusene, Hjemover
Organization:
Norwegian Critics' Association
Result:
受賞
Gyldendal's Endowment
1976
Organization:
Gyldendal
Result:
受賞（フィン・カーリングと共有）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Englandsfarere
1945 novelStory of escapers to England during the war, based on author's experiences.
warresistance
Grenseland
1947 novelDepicts contrasts between rural and urban Norway post-war.
rural vs urbanworking class
Flaggermusene
1949 novelSecond part of the trilogy.
intellectual developmentinterwar period
Hjemover
1951 novelFinal part of the trilogy.
psychological differencessocial change
Gåten fra år null
1956 science fictionOne of the first SF novels in Norway.
SFfuture
Bibliography
- Englandsfarere (1945)
- Oppbrudd etter midnatt (1946)
- Grenseland (1947)
- Flaggermusene (1949)
- Hjemover (1951)
- Glassveggen (1954)
- Trollspeilet (1955)
- Østenfor vest og vestenfor øst (1956)
- Gåten fra år null (1956)
- Femten døgn med Gordona (1962)
- Feider og finter (1964)
- Miraklet på Blindern (1966)
- Det store tivoli (1967)
- Norske forfattere i krig og fred (1968)
- Vold i filmene (1969)
- Observasjoner (1970)
- Den nakne sannheten (1971)
- Gyldendal og gyldendøler (1974)
- Inn i din tid (1976)
- Ut i kulda (1978)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismrich psychological description
- Recurring Motifs
- war experiencesurban-rural contrastsworkers' movement
Legacy
Recognized as a major example of Norwegian post-war literature, pioneer in SF genre. Trilogy adapted for TV.