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Prinsessen på glassberget
Sigurd Hoel kuulub Sigrid Undseti ja Olav Duuni järel väljapaistvamate nimede hulka uuemas norra kirjanduses, niihästi ilukirjanikuna kui kriitikuna. Tema novelle peetakse parimaks, mis norra keeles selles žanris kirjutatud.
Sisu:
Sigurd Hoel
Mõrtsukas
Popsikülas
Eksilask
Künka vanad
Nad armastasid teineteist
Sisu:
Sigurd Hoel
Mõrtsukas
Popsikülas
Eksilask
Künka vanad
Nad armastasid teineteist
145 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1950
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About the author
Sigurd Hoel
42 books14 followersSigurd Hoel was a Norwegian author and publishing consultant.
His literary career began with the short story «Idioten» («the Idiot») from 1918, when he won a writing contest. The same year he became an employee of «Socialdemokraten» («The Social Democrat», a newspaper) as a literature and theater critic.
In 1924 he traveled to Berlin to study socialism, and there he wrote his first novel, «Syvstjernen» (The Seven Star), before moving to Paris for a short time.
During the war Hoel and his wife went back to Odalen. He participated in the Resistance, and wrote articles for the Resistance press. In 1943 he was forced to flee to Sweden.
Hoel had a short connection to the landsmål movement, but later played an active part in the riksmål campaign. He was among the founders of the Author's Association of 1952 and was the chairman of the Riksmålsforbundet from 1956 to 1959.
As the main consultant for Norwegian and translated literature for Gyldendal publishing, Hoel made an impression on a whole generation of Norwegian literature. From 1929-1959 Hoel was the editor of the publisher's «Gold Series», where he introduced a number of foreign authors, often with an astounding foresight for which works would remain. The series comprised 101 books—among others, works from authors such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Franz Kafka. Hoel wrote prefaces for all of the books.
His literary career began with the short story «Idioten» («the Idiot») from 1918, when he won a writing contest. The same year he became an employee of «Socialdemokraten» («The Social Democrat», a newspaper) as a literature and theater critic.
In 1924 he traveled to Berlin to study socialism, and there he wrote his first novel, «Syvstjernen» (The Seven Star), before moving to Paris for a short time.
During the war Hoel and his wife went back to Odalen. He participated in the Resistance, and wrote articles for the Resistance press. In 1943 he was forced to flee to Sweden.
Hoel had a short connection to the landsmål movement, but later played an active part in the riksmål campaign. He was among the founders of the Author's Association of 1952 and was the chairman of the Riksmålsforbundet from 1956 to 1959.
As the main consultant for Norwegian and translated literature for Gyldendal publishing, Hoel made an impression on a whole generation of Norwegian literature. From 1929-1959 Hoel was the editor of the publisher's «Gold Series», where he introduced a number of foreign authors, often with an astounding foresight for which works would remain. The series comprised 101 books—among others, works from authors such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Franz Kafka. Hoel wrote prefaces for all of the books.
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October 11, 2023
Andre gang jeg leser en bok av Sigurd Hoel som jeg høstet fra "Ta-en-bok/legg-igjen-en-bok" hyllen på Voss kulturhus. Dansk oversettelse var uvant og dermed leseflytavbrytende og kanskje derfor var to av historiene "De gamle på haugen" og "Vådeskudd" slettes ikke noe for meg, der de var lite fengslende men oppførte seg som om de var det. "Fra Skovbyen" og spesielt den titulære novellen "Prinsessen på Glassberget" var langt bedre (Hoel leker hardt med det originale eventyret og formørker fortellingen som egentlig er en lang remse Asbjørnsen og Moe klisjeer om til en hypotetisk Espen Askeladds stakkarslig sublimerte ønskedrøm). Åpningsnovellen "Husker du meg" har helt genial metafor ("sunket ned under vandspejlet...") og ordentlig god prosa ... for øvrig en av de beste korthistoriene jeg har lest! Noensinne!
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