Leif Longum (19 November 1927 – 5 May 1997) was a Norwegian essayist and literary researcher. He was born in
Oslo. He was assigned to the
Nansen Academy
The Nansen Academy – Norwegian Humanistic Academy ( no, Nansenskolen – Norsk Humanistisk Akademi) is a folk high school in Lillehammer, Norway.
History
Nansen Academy was founded as a humanist and anti-totalitarian institution. The school was ...
from 1960 to 1972, and the
University of Bergen from 1972 to 1995; from 1992 as a professor. He published the textbook ''Å lese skuespill'' in 1976. His principal work is an analysis of the "cultural radicalism" in Norway in the interwar years, with particular focus on the troika
Sigurd Hoel,
Helge Krog
Helge Krog (9 February 1889 – 30 July 1962) was a Norwegian journalist, essayist, theatre and literary critic, translator and playwright.
Personal life
Krog was born in Kristiania, the son of jurist Fredrik Arentz Krog and Ida Cecilie Thorese ...
and
Arnulf Øverland. He published the essay collection ''Å krysse sine spor'' in 1995, while the collection ''På fallrepet'' was published posthumously in 1998.
References
1927 births
1997 deaths
Writers from Oslo
Academic staff of the University of Bergen
20th-century Norwegian writers
20th-century essayists
Norwegian textbook writers
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