Johan Borgen

Johan Collett Müller Borgen ( born April 28, 1902 in Christiania Oslo today, † 16 October 1979) was a Norwegian author, journalist and literary critic. He is known particularly for his Lille Lord Trilogy. Borgen wrote on Riksmål.

Life

Hailing from a middle class family Borgen worked since 1923 as a journalist. His first novel was published in 1925. Borgen was also active in the resistance against the Nazis. Among other things, he wrote under the pseudonym Mumle Gåsegg satirical articles for the newspaper Dagbladet. In 1941, he was therefore arrested and detained fangeleir in Grini. However, it managed to escape, and he fled to Sweden. After the war he served 1954-59 as editor of the literary magazine Vinduet.

Bibliography

  • Mot mørket. 1925 ( Amendment)
  • Betraktninger above anfektelser. 1932 ( as Mumle Gåsegg )
  • Når old commercial til old. 1934 (novel)
  • Lille dommedag. 1935 (novel)
  • Kontor chief Lie. 1936 (Acting)
  • Seksti Mumle Gåsegg. 1936 ( Kaseri )
  • Hoit var you elsket. 1937 (Acting)
  • Barnesinn. 1937 ( Amendment)
  • Andersen. 1940 ( Acting)
  • Anes eventyr. 1943 ( children's book )
  • Far, mor og oss. 1945 ( Kaseri, Mumle Gåsegg )
  • Dager på Grini. 1945 ( Memoirs )
  • Ingen summer. 1946 (novel)
  • Kjærlighetsstien. 1946 (novel)
  • Akvariet. 1947 (Acting)
  • Hvetebrødsdager. 1948 ( Amendment)
  • Jenny og påfuglen. 1949 (novel)
  • Vikings. Eventyr. 1949 (Acting)
  • Noveller om kjærlighet. 1952 ( Amendment)
  • Natt og dag. 1954 ( Amendment)
  • Lille Lord. 1955 ( novel)
  • De mørke Kilder. 1956 ( novel)
  • Vi har ham nå. 1957 ( novel)
  • Jeg. 1959 ( novel)
  • Dejligst Danmark -? 1959 ( essays )
  • Innbildningens verde. 1960 ( essays )
  • Sorry boy. 1961 (novel)
  • Noveller i utvalg 1936-1961. 1961 ( collection of short stories )
  • Frigjøringsdag. 1963 ( Acting)
  • Blåtind. 1964 ( novel)
  • Barndommens rike. 1965 ( Memoirs )
  • Nye noveller. 1965 ( Amendment)
  • Ord gjennom år. 1967 ( letters )
  • Bagateller. 1967 ( letters )
  • The røde taken. 1967 ( novel)
  • Alltid på en søndag. 1968 ( Kaseri )
  • Traer alene i skogen. 1969 ( Amendment)
  • 129 Mumle Gåsegg. 1971 ( Kaseri )
  • Mitt hundeliv. 1971 ( letters )
  • Min arm, tarm min. 1972 (novel)
  • Den store Havfruen. 1973 ( novel)
  • Eksempler. 1974 ( novel)
  • Lykke til. 1974 ( Amendment)
  • I dette rom 1975 ( Amendment)

Awards

  • Gyldendals Legat. 1955
  • Critics' Prize. 1955
  • Doblougpreis. 1965
  • Bokhandlerprisen for Lille Lord. 1965
  • Literature Prize of the Nordic Council. 1967
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