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.

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1927 births 1997 deaths Writers from Oslo Academic staff of the University of Bergen 20th-century Norwegian writers 20th-century essayists Norwegian textbook writers {{norway-academic-bio-stub