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.

Literary career

Bjørneboe wrote a number of socially critical novels. Among those were Ere the Cock Crows (Før Hanen Galer, 1952), Jonas (1955) and The Evil Shepherd (Den Onde Hyrde, 1960).

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1952 - 1955 - 1960

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His best work is by many considered to be the trilogy The History of Bestiality, consisting of the novels Moment of Freedom (Frihetens Øyeblikk, 1966), Powderhouse (Kruttårnet, 1969) and The Silence (Stillheten, 1973).

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1966 - 1969

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Bjørneboe also wrote a number of plays, among those were The Bird Lovers (Fugleelskerne, 1966), Semmelweis (1968) and Amputation (Amputasjon, 1970).

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1966 - 1968 - 1970

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In 1967, he was convicted for publishing the pornographic novel Without a Stitch (Uten en tråd, 1966), and the novel was confiscated and banned. The trial, however, made the book a huge success (in foreign languages), and Bjørneboe's financial problems were (for the moment being) solved. Later on, a Danish director named Annelise Meineche based a film on it. It received bad reviews.

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1967 - Pornographic - Danish - Annelise Meineche

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His last major work was the novel The Sharks (Haiene, 1974).

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