Tor Åge Bringsværd (born 16 November 1939 in Skien, Norway) is an author, playwright, editor, translator, and is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing, he is also considered the first Norwegian author to write science fiction literature. Bringsværd regards himself as an anarchist,[1] which is clearly reflected in some of his works. He is also known for his distinctive style of writing, for example for his seemingly random jumps to narratives or anecdotes with no clear relationship to the main story.[2]
Tor Åge Bringsværd | |
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Born | Tor Åge Bringsværd 16 November 1939 Skien, Norway |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Bazar, 1970
- Den som har begge beina på jorda står stille,1974
- Syvsoverskens dystre frokost, 1976
- Pinocchio-papirene, 1978
- Minotauros, 1980
- Ker Shus, 1983
- Gobi. Barndommens måne, 1985
- Gobi. Djengis Khan, 1987
- Uten tittel, 1988
- Gobi. Djevelens skinn og ben, 1989
- Gobi. Min prins, 1994
- Den enøyde, 1996
- Gobi. Baghdad, 1997
- Pudder? Pudder! eller: Sleeping Beauty in the Valley of the Wild, Wild Pigs, 2001
- Web. Betroelser om en truet art, 2005
- Kvinnen som var et helt bord alene, 2009
- Slipp håndtaket når du vrir, 2011
- Ikke fordi den har et svar, men fordi den har en sang, 2013
Children's books
edit- Tambar er et troll 2015
- Руффен, морской змей который не умел плавать
- Руффен в гости к тёте Несси
- Руффен и летучий голландец
Prizes and recognition
edit- 1985 – The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the novel Gobi – barndommens måne (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo)
- 1994 – Riksmål Society Literature Prize
- 2000 – Ibsen Prize
- 2008 – Alf Prøysen's Prize of Honor
- 2009 – The honorary Brage Prize, an open special award
- 2010 – Norsk kulturråds ærespris (Arts Council of Norway Honorary Award)
References
edit- ^ "Befriende anarkist – Dagbladet". www.dagbladet.no:80. Archived from the original on 27 August 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ (in Norwegian) Biography