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André Bjerke


Born
in Norway
January 30, 1918

Died
January 10, 1985

Genre
Poetry, Mystery & Thrillers


Jarl André Bjerke was a Norwegian writer and poet. His debut was in 1940 with a collection of poems, Syngende Jord (Singing Earth). He has written a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (four of them under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and articles. He was known as a master translator, and translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe, Racine, etc. into elegant Norwegian. A central theme in Bjerke's works, especially his poems, is the longing for childhood. ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 3,179 ratings · 252 reviews · 108 distinct works • Similar authors
The Lake of the Dead
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3.80 avg rating — 1,404 ratings — published 1942 — 22 editions
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Enhjørningen (Aschehougs rø...
3.83 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 1963 — 3 editions
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Nattmennesket
3.83 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1941 — 5 editions
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Moro-vers
4.46 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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De dødes tjern ; Skjult møn...
4.25 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions
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Samlede dikt (Utvalgte skri...
4.52 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions
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Døde menn går i land; Skjul...
4.04 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2007
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Samlede dikt. Første del.
4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Tryllestaven
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3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1961
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Hobby-detektiven
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Nattmennesket The Lake of the Dead
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“Tro ikke mørket når lyset går ned i skumringens fang. Alltid er det på jorden et sted soloppgang.”
― André Bjerke
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“This authority stood steady as the cathedral itself. The building was raised once and for all, and for those who dare doubt it, something else was raised: The witch fires.”
― André Bjerke
tags: burning, heresy, heretics, opposition
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“Hva vil det forresten si å være gal? Vil det ikke si at man har finere og mer følsomme nerver enn andre vesener, at man har utviklet helt nye sjelelige organer, sjelelige antenner, at man kort sagt ser inn i en verden hvor alle andre er blinde? Kanskje det gale mennesket er et brytningfenomen, det første løst skisserte utkast til en ny mennesketype, en ny art på jorden?”
― André Bjerke, De dødes tjern
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