Carl Frederik Prytz (23 September 1922 – 5 March 2002) was a

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poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, translator, radio personality and literary critic. He was born in Aker to civil servant Leonard Christian Prytz and painter Ellen Marie Jensen, and was nephew of goldsmith

Eiler Hagerup Krog Prytz, Jr. Eiler Hagerup Krog Prytz (11 March 1883 – 3 August 1963) was a Norwegian goldsmith. He was born in Kristiania, a son of dean Anton Fredrik Winter Jakhelln Prytz (1853–1937). He was a nephew of goldsmith and architect Torolf Prytz, brot ...

and Fascist politician

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. He made his literary debut in 1945 with the poetry collection ''Da senker jeg mine våpen''. He was literary critic for the newspaper ''

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'' from 1947 to 1955, and radio presenter for

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from 1951 to 1955. In 1956 he published the essay collection ''Tretten norske lyrikere''. Among his novels are ''De vindskeive'' from 1979, ''Mannen som hadde rett'' from 1982, and ''Skjulestedet'' from 1984.

Honours

* Lillehammer City grant (1964) *

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City's artist grant (1968) *

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prisen (1977)

References

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