Ebba Haslund

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Ebba Haslund
Seattle, Washington, United States
Died10 July 2009(2009-07-10) (aged 91)
Oslo
, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • writer of short stories
  • playwright
  • essayist
  • children's writer
  • literary critic
  • radio speaker
  • politician
Awards
  • Fritt Ord Honorary Award
    (2007)

Ebba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen (12 August 1917 – 10 July 2009) was an American-Norwegian

literary critic
, radio speaker and politician.

Early and personal life

Haslund was born in

Grini and in Poland during World War II
, but survived.

Haslund used to live in Blommenholm,[2] but died, aged 91, in Oslo.[1]

Career

Literary career

Haslund made her literary debut in 1945 with the short story collection Også vi –.[4] The following year came the publication of her first novel, Siste halvår, about the adolescence of young girls. The independent continuation Det hendte ingenting (1948) was virtually ignored by the press at the time, but has later been regarded as one of her most important books.[1] Narrated by shy Edle Henriksen, a student at the University of Oslo in 1939, the novel is about friendship among three women students, as well as Edle's unrealized lesbian longing.[5] It was translated into English in 1987,[1] with the title Nothing Happened.[6][7] Hafslund's literary breakthrough was proclaimed with the emerging of Middag hos Molla (1951), and again with her next novel, Krise i august (1954).[1]

Haslund has written several audio plays for radio.[4] Her debut as playwright was the audio play Himmelsk dilemma (1952). Her play Kjære Nils (1956) was awarded a prize for "best audio play for children".[1] She was a board member of the Writers' Guild of Norway from 1961 to 1967, and vice chair from 1967 to 1974.[3]

She has written several books for children and youth, such as Frøken Askeladd (1953), Barskinger på Brånåsen (1960), and Mor streiker (1981).[4] A selection of her essays is found in the collections Født til klovn (1977), Kvinner, fins de? (1980) and Hønesvar til hanefar (1983). She has also written three memoir books, Som plommen i egget (1987), Med vingehest i manesjen (1989) and Ikke naken, ikke kledd (1992).[1]

She worked as a literary critic for Aftenposten from 1970 to 1990,[1] and editor-in-chief of the magazine Ordet from 1966 to 1967.[3] She was a columnist in several newspapers, including Klassekampen and Budstikka.[2]

Organisational work

Haslund was board member of the Norwegian branch of

Norwegian Language Council from 1976 to 1980 and a deputy member of the Arts Council Norway from 1977 to 1980.[3] She was also a board member of Klassekampen.[9]

Politician

Haslund served as a deputy representative to the

Liberal.[2]

Awards

Ebba Haslund was awarded the

Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2007.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brekke, Toril (2002). "Ebba Haslund". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 5. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Eide, Harriet (21 May 2007). "Gammel dame vond å vende". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Halvorsen, Ebba Haslund, Biografi" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  4. ^
    Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Nothing Happened Ebba Haslund, Author, Barbara Wilson, Translator". PublishersWeekly (Review). 31 March 1987. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Feminist Collections. Books at CCSU from the Hartford Feminist Library". Central Connecticut State University Library. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Books on tape: Fiction novels". Womyn's Braille Press Collection. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  8. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  9. ^ a b Holmøy, Katrine Ree (13 July 2009). "- Våken og fordomsfri". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). pp. 18–19.
  10. Riksmålsforbundet. Archived from the original
    on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
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