Carl Fredrik Engelstad
Carl Fredrik Engelstad | |
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 Engelstad in 1977 | |
| Born | 11 November 1915 Hadsel, Norway |
| Died | 1 October 1996 (aged 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director. |
| Spouse | Vibeke Engelstad |
| Children | Fredrik Engelstad |
| Relatives | Sigurd Engelstad (brother) Kristian Smidt (brother-in-law) |
| Awards | Bastian Prize Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature Riksmål Society Literature Prize |
Carl Johan Fredrik Engelstad (11 November 1915 – 1 October 1996) was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director.
Personal life
Engelstad was born in Hadsel[1] as the son of jurist Sigurd Engelstad (1878–1916) and younger brother of archivist Sigurd Engelstad.[2]
He married Vibeke Engelstad, a physician. Their son Fredrik became a professor of sociology, and married professor Irene Johnson.[2]
Career
Carl Fredrik Engelstad was hired as a theatre critic in
From 1946 to 1949 he also edited the periodical Spektrum. He debuted as a writer in 1949, with two plays. His novels included Gjester i mørket (1958), Størst blant dem (1977) and De levendes land (1986).[1] For the two latter novels, Engelstad was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature.[3] He also wrote books about Francis of Assisi, Ronald Fangen, Ludvig Holberg and Johan Herman Wessel, among others.[1]
Awards
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ "Tidligere vinnere av Kritikerprisen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 2002. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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