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André Bjerke

Norwegian writer and poet (1918-1985) · Norway · Writers · Died at 66

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Jarl André Bjerke was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems, mystery novels, essays, and articles. He translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe and Racine.

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1985Died10 January 19851983Knight of the Order of St. OlavAward1980Oslo City Culture AwardAward1973Riverton Honour PrizeAward1972Norwegian Arts Council's Translation AwardAward1967Norwegian radio listeners' Society's prizeAward1963Riksmål Society Literature PrizeAward1958Bastian PrizeAward1918Born30 January 1918

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Knight of the Order of St. Olav1983
Oslo City Culture Award1980
Riverton Honour Prize1973
Norwegian Arts Council's Translation Award1972
Norwegian radio listeners' Society's prize1967
Riksmål Society Literature Prize1963
Bastian Prize1958

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Jarl André Bjerke was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems, mystery novels, essays, and articles. He translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe and Racine. Bjerke was known as a prominent proponent of the Riksmål language during the Norwegian language struggle, and of anthroposophy, especially in the 1950s and launched a magazine, Ordet, in the same period. Several of Bjerke's poems have been set to music by Marcus Paus.

Country
Norway
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1985 · aged 66

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