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

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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 Howard University in

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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 autobiographical novel ''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 Leagu ...

- 1970 * Gyldendal's Endowment - 1976 * Dobloug Prize - 1986 * Aschehoug Prize - 1987 *

Norsk kulturråds ærespris The Arts Council Norway Honorary Award ( no, Norsk kulturråds ærespris) 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 priz ...

- 1999

References

Other sources

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