Oskar Braaten

Oskar Braaten Alexander ( born November 25, 1881 in Oslo, † 17 July 1939 Trysil) was a Norwegian writer. In his works, some of which were also made ​​into a film, he describes - the first writer - the lives of workers in the eastern Oslo.

Life

Oskar Braaten grew up in Sagene up as the son of a single mother. His father, a craftsman, had emigrated to America. By 1896, he attended the School of Sagene. He then worked from 1899 in the bookstore by Bertrand Jensen, where he met the violinist Nanna Thorvaldsen, his future wife. She was interested in - just as he - among other things, literature, theater and the environment. In 1910 they married. The couple had a son ( Bjørn, * 1912) and a daughter ( Berit, * 1918).

Braatens first literary publication was the novel Dømd! , Which appeared in the journal Symra 1903. Then his wife made ​​good money, he could concentrate from 1910 entirely on the writing. The following year he published the drama Ungen. It was opened in 1913 with great success on Nationaltheatret, later made ​​into a film several times. Due to the success received Braaten and his family the opportunity to take trips to Denmark, Germany and Italy. However, they returned in 1914 due to the war, earlier than planned, back to Norway. There they lived in Kolbotn and from 1921 in Ullevål Hageby. Later, he also spent much time in Trysil, where he and his friend Sven Moren owned homes.

In addition to his literary activities Braaten worked as a journalist. He also worked at the theater. From 1934 to 1936 he was director of Norske Teatret in Oslo.

Works (selection)

Dramas

• Ments (1911 )
• Borgen (1915 )
• Den store barnedåpen (1925 )

Novels

• Ulvehiet (1919)
• Matilde (1920 )
• Opover (1924 )
• Prinsessegaten Terese (1931 )

Collections of short stories

• Kring fabrikken (1910 )
• Oslo continued Ellinger (1935 )

Swell

• Horst Bien uA: Meyers Taschenlexikon North European literatures, Leipzig 1978
• Alexander Lystad: Fjærpennen (PDF file, 555 kB ), 1 utgave, October 2004 ( Norwegian)