Finn Carling (1 October 1925 – 12 March 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet and essayist.

Biography

He was born in

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, Norway. He took artium in 1945 and studied psychology at the

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from 1945-49. He followed with a course of study of sociology, history and literature at

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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

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. He described his childhood and adolescence with this disability in the

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''Kilden og muren'' (1958). He died during 2004 and was buried at Voksen kirkegård in Oslo.

Awards

Riksmål Society Literature Prize The Riksmål Society Literature Prize (''Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris'') is awarded annually by the '' Riksmålsforbundet'' for the outstanding publication in riksmål. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the ''Oslo and Bærum Riksmål League ...

- 1970 *

Gyldendal's Endowment The Gyldendal Prize, formerly Gyldendal's Endowment, is a Norwegian literary prize awarded by the Norway, Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Gyldendal's Endowment was awarded from 1934 to 1995. It was superseded by the Gyldendal Prize in ...

- 1976 *

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize (, ) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is 4 * 150,000 Swedish crow ...

- 1986 *

Aschehoug Prize The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, ba ...

- 1987 *

Norsk kulturråds ærespris The Arts Council Norway Honorary Award () is awarded annually by the Arts Council Norway. The prize is awarded annually to a person who has made a significant contribution to Norwegian art and culture. The prize committee does not solicit nom ...

- 1999

References

Other sources

* 1925 births 2004 deaths Writers from Oslo Norwegian male poets Norwegian male novelists Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian poets 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian essayists 20th-century Norwegian male writers Norwegian male essayists Dobloug Prize winners {{Playwright-stub