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Tor Jonsson

トール・ヨンソン

Tōru Yonsson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1916-05-14 (Boverdalen valley, Lom Municipality, Oppland, Norway)
Died
1951-01-14 (Oslo, Norway) age 34
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Boverdalen, Lom Municipality → Oslo

Career

Occupations
author, journalist, printer, farm laborer, gardener
Active Years
1943-1951
Affiliations
Dølenes Blad, Dølabladet, Hallingdølen

Education

Valle videregående skole
Horticulture
Period: 1939-1940
Year of Graduation: 1940
Country: Norway

Awards

The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1956
Organization: Norwegian Critics' Association
Result: 受賞 (p.p.)
Melsom-prisen
1952
Result: 受賞 (p.p.)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mogning i mørkret

1943 lyric poetry

Lyrical poetry collection about maturation in darkness

lonelinesspovertyresistance

Berg ved blått vatn

1946 lyric poetry

Lyrical poetry about mountain by blue lake

natureloneliness

Jarnnetter

1948 lyric poetry

Lyrical poetry about iron nights

darknessconflict

Bibliography

  • Mogning i mørkret (1943)
  • Berg ved blått vatn (1946)
  • Jarnnetter (1948)
  • Jul í Bygda (1949)
  • Nesler (1950)
  • Ein dagbok for mitt hjarte (1951)
  • Siste stikk (1951)
  • Prosa i samling (1960)
  • Diktning (1963)
  • Og evig er Ordet (1970)
  • Kvite fuglar (1978)
  • Ved grensa (1995)
  • Blant bygdedyr og vestkantkrokodiller (2000)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
simple, strongly worded lyric poetryresistance to national romantic spirit
Recurring Motifs
lonelinessshadows of povertyconflicts

Health

  • mental instability
    幼少期から1951年
    Obsessive focus leading to suicide

Legacy

Known for simple lyric poetry stirring conflicts and loneliness; posthumous Norwegian Critics Prize; childhood home in museum

Museums

  • Lom bygdamuseum at Presthaugen Presthaugen, Lom

Trivia

  • Grew up in extreme poverty caring for ill mother and sister
  • Unrequited love for journalist Ruth Alvesen
  • Suicide at age 34