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'''Tor Åge Bringsværd''' (born November 16, 1939 in [[Skien]], [[Norway]]) is an [[author]], [[playwright]], [[editing|editor]] and [[translator]]. He is perhaps best known for his [[speculative fiction]]. Together with long-time partner [[Jon Bing]], he is also considered as the first Norwegian author to write [[science fiction]] literature. Bringsværd regards himself as an [[anarchism|anarchist]], 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 [[narrative]]s or [[anecdote]]s with no clear relationship to the main story.<ref>{{no icon}} [http://www.dagbladet.no/kontekst/3971.html Biography]</ref> |
'''Tor Åge Bringsværd''' (born November 16, 1939 in [[Skien]], [[Norway]]) is an [[author]], [[playwright]], [[editing|editor]] and [[translator]]. He is perhaps best known for his [[speculative fiction]]. Together with long-time partner [[Jon Bing]], he is also considered as the first Norwegian author to write [[science fiction]] literature. Bringsværd regards himself as an [[anarchism|anarchist]], 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 [[narrative]]s or [[anecdote]]s with no clear relationship to the main story.<ref>{{no icon}} [http://www.dagbladet.no/kontekst/3971.html Biography]</ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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==Novels== |
===Novels=== |
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*Bazar, 1970 |
*Bazar, 1970 |
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Tor Åge Bringsværd (born November 16, 1939 in Skien, Norway) is an author, playwright, editor and translator. He is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing, he is also considered as the first Norwegian author to write science fiction literature. Bringsværd regards himself as an anarchist, 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.[1]
Bibliography
Novels
- 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
- Bringsværds beste, 2006
- Kvinnen som var et helt bord alene, 2009
Prizes and recognition
- 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
References
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