Sigurd Christiansen (17 November 1891 – 23 October 1947) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. He made his literary debut with the novel Seieren in 1915.
Sigurd Christiansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1891 Drammen, Norway |
| Died | 23 October 1947 (aged 55) Drammen, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | novelist and playwright |
| Notable work | To levende og en død (1931) |
| Awards | Gyldendal's Endowment (1940) |
His literary breakthrough was the trilogy Indgangen (1925), Sverdene (1927) and Riket (1929).
His novel To levende og en død (1931) won first prize in a competition, and was later made into three films: Norwegian,[1] Czechoslovak and British-Swedish.
Christiansen was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment in 1940.
He was born and died in Drammen, Norway.[2]
Works
edit- Seieren (1915)
- Thomas Hergel (1917)
- Vort eget liv (1918)
- Offerdøden : skuespil i fire akter (1919)
- Døperen (1921)
- Blodet (1923)
- Indgangen (1925)
- Edmund Jahr (1926)
- Sverdene (1927)
- Riket (1929)
- To levende og en død (1931)
- En reise i natten (1931)
- Dydens have (1932)
- Agner i stormen (1933)
- Drømmen og livet (1935) (trilogy Jørgen Wendt 1)
- Det ensomme hjerte (1938) (trilogy Jørgen Wendt 2)
- Mannen fra bensinstasjonen (1941)
- Menneskenes lodd (1945) (trilogy Jørgen Wendt 3)
References
edit- ^ Hans H. Skei (2007). "Sigurd_Wesley_Christiansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ IMDb