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Jens Bjørneboe


 

Jens Bjørneboe (October 9 1920May 9 1976) was a Norwegian painter, dramatist, essayist and novelist. His first published work was Poems (Dikt) in 1951. He is widely considered to be one of Norway's most important post-war authors.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Duke Hans (Hertug Hans, 1972)
  • Ere the Cock Crows (Før hanen galer, 1952)
  • Jonas (1955)
  • Under a Harsher Sky (Under en Hårdere Himmel, 1957)
  • Winter in Bellapalma (Vinter i Bellapalma, 1958)
  • Little Boy Blue (Blåmann, 1959)
  • The Evil Shepherd (Den Onde Hyrde, 1960)
  • The Dream and the Wheel (Drømmen og Hjulet, 1964)
  • Moment of Freedom (Frihetens Øyeblikk, 1966)
  • Without a Stitch (Uten en Tråd, 1966)
  • Without a Stitch 2 (Uden en Trævl 2, 1968)
  • Powderhouse (Kruttårnet, 1969)
  • The Silence (Stillheten, 1973)
  • The Sharks (Haiene, 1974)

Plays

  • Many Happy Returns (Til Lykke Med Dagen, 1965)
  • The Bird Lovers (Fugleelskerne, 1966)
  • Semmelweis (1968)
  • Amputation (Amputasjon, 1970). Reprinted as: ', by Jens Bjørneboe, translated from Norwegian by Solrun Hoaas & Esther Greenleaf Mürer. Grand Terrace, CA: Xenos Books.
  • The Torgersen Case (Tilfellet Torgersen, 1972)
  • Blue Jeans (Dongery, 1976)

Poems

  • Poems (Dikt, 1951)
  • Ariadne (1953)
  • The Great City (Den Store By, 1958)

Essay collections

  • Norway, my Norway (Norge, mitt Norge, 1968)
  • We Who Loved America (Vi som elsket Amerika, 1970)
  • Police and Anarchy (Politi og Anarki, 1972)