Jens Bjørneboe

Jens Bjørneboe (October 9 1920–May 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)