Finn Carling
| Finn Carling | |
|---|---|
 Finn Carling in 1974 | |
| Born |
1 October 1925 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 12 March 2004 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright, poet and essayist |
| Awards |
Riksmål Society Literature Prize (1970) Gyldendal's Endowment (1976) Dobloug Prize (1986) Aschehoug Prize (1987) Arts Council Norway Honorary Award (1999) |
Finn Carling (1 October 1925 – 12 March 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet and essayist. He was born in Oslo. He made his literary debut in 1949 with Broen (two short stories and a one-act play).
Carling had innate cerebral palsy. He described his childhood and adolescence with this disability in the autobiographical novel Kilden og muren (1958).[1][2]
He received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award in 1999.[3]
Awards
- Riksmål Society Literature Prize 1970
- Gyldendal's Endowment 1976
- Dobloug Prize 1986
- Aschehoug Prize 1987
- Norsk kulturråds ærespris 1999
References
- ↑ Skei, Hans H. "Finn Carling". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ Skei, Hans H; Moi, Morten. "Finn Carling". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Æresprisen" (in Norwegian). Norsk Kulturråd (Arts Council Norway). Retrieved 2008-10-26.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sverre Fehn |
Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris 1999 |
Succeeded by Anne Brown |
| Preceded by Pål Sundvor |
Recipient of the Gyldendal's Endowment 1976 (shared with Sigurd Evensmo) |
Succeeded by Jan Jakob Tønseth |
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