| Finn Carling | |
|---|---|
 Finn Carling in 1974 | |
| Born | (1925-10-01)1 October 1925 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 12 March 2004(2004-03-12) (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, playwright, poet and essayist |
| Awards | Riksmål Society Literature Prize (1970) Gyldendal's Endowment (1976) Dobloug Prize (1986) Aschehoug Prize (1987) Arts Council Norway Honorary Award (1999) |
Finn Carling (1 October 1925 – 12 March 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet and essayist.
Biography
He was born in Oslo, Norway. He took artium in 1945 and studied psychology at the University of Oslo from 1945-49. He followed with a course of study of sociology, history and literature at Howard University in Washington, D.C. during 1957-58.
He made his literary debut in 1949 with Broen (two short stories and a one-act play). He had authorship of several genres, and became a key figure in Norwegian post-war literature. Carling had innate cerebral palsy. He described his childhood and adolescence with this disability in the autobiographical novel Kilden og muren (1958).
He died during 2004 and was buried at Voksen kirkegård in Oslo.
Awards
- Riksmål Society Literature Prize - 1970
- Gyldendal's Endowment - 1976
- Dobloug Prize - 1986
- Aschehoug Prize - 1987
- Norsk kulturråds ærespris - 1999
References
- "Finn Carling". Allkunne. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- Skei, Hans H. "Finn Carling". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- Skei, Hans H; Moi, Morten. "Finn Carling". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- "Æresprisen" (in Norwegian). Norsk Kulturråd (Arts Council Norway). Retrieved 26 October 2008.
Other sources
- Louis Muinzer (1996). "Finn Carling: A Personal Introduction". World Literature Today. 70 (2). World Literature Today. Vol. 70, No. 2 (Spring, 1996), pp. 277-282: 277–282. doi:10.2307/40152043. JSTOR 40152043.
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| Preceded bySverre Fehn | Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris 1999 |
Succeeded byAnne Brown |
| Preceded byPål Sundvor | Recipient of the Gyldendal's Endowment 1976 (shared with Sigurd Evensmo) |
Succeeded byJan Jakob Tønseth |
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