Finn Carling
Finn Carling (1 October 1925 – 12 March 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet and essayist.
Finn Carling
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- Name
- Finn Carling
- Born
- 1 October 1925
- Birthplace
- Oslo, Norway
- Died
- 12 March 2004
- 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)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Honours
- Dobloug Prize · Aschehoug Prize · Riksmål Society Literature Prize · Humanist Prize · Gyldendal's Endowment · Arts Council Norway Honorary Award
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Finn Carling (1 October 1925 – 12 March 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet and essayist.
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Finn Carling (1925–2004) was a poet and writer, of Norwegian nationality. The poet was born and died in Oslo. Finn Carling held the position of deputy member of the Norwegian Broadcasting Council.
Languages used include Norwegian. Honours include Arts Council Norway Honorary Award, Aschehoug Prize and Dobloug Prize, among others.
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• Name — Finn Carling • Born — 1 October 1925 • Birthplace — Oslo, Norway • Died — 12 March 2004 • 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)
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He was born in Oslo, Norway. He took artium in 1945 and studied psychology at the University of Oslo from 1945-49. He followed with a course of study of sociology, history and literature at Howard University in Washington, D.C. during 1957-58. He made his literary debut in 1949 with Broen (two short stories and a one-act play). He had authorship of several genres, and became a key figure in Norwegian post-war literature. Carling had innate cerebral palsy. He described his childhood and adolescence with this disability in the autobiographical novel Kilden og muren (1958). He died during 2004 and was buried at Voksen kirkegård in Oslo.
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Finn Carling was born on 1 October 1925.
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Finn Carling died on 12 March 2004.
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• Riksmål Society Literature Prize - 1970 • Gyldendal's Endowment - 1976 • Dobloug Prize - 1986 • Aschehoug Prize - 1987 • Norsk kulturråds ærespris - 1999
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Recognition and collections. Carling received Dobloug Prize, Aschehoug Prize, Riksmål Society Literature Prize, Humanist Prize, Gyldendal's Endowment and Arts Council Norway Honorary Award.
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