Sigbjørn Hølmebakk

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Sigbjørn Hølmebakk (1922 in Flekkefjord – 1981) was a Norwegian author.

He was brother of publisher and author Gordon Hølmebakk. Hølmebakk was active in the popular movement against atomic weapons in Norway and one of the initiators of the Sosialistisk Folkeparti. In 1961 he wrote his then famous article ‘’Brønnpisserne’’ about the suspicious activities and persecutions of communists and other radicals.

Hølmebakk's début in literature came in 1950 with the novel "Don't Talk About the Fall" (Ikke snakk om høsten). As an author he was a realist, who wrote of existential questions with force and skillfully explored social backgrounds. He was a much beloved author before he died at the relatively young age of 59.

Many of Hølmebakk’s works became the basis for films. “The Terrible Winter” (Fimbulvinteren) (1964) about the German scorched earth policy in Finnmark[1][2] during the Second World War became the film “Burnt Earth” (Brent jord) in 1969, starring Knut Andersen. Hurra for Andersens was filmed in 1966, starring Knut Andersen. "The Maiden's Leap” (Jentespranget) (1970) was filmed in 1973, starring Knud Leif Thomsen. "The Carriage Stone" (Karjolsteinen) (1975) was filmed in 1977, Directed by Knut Andersen.

Bibliography

  • Ikke snakk om høsten ("Don't Talk about the Fall") novels (1950)
  • Det hvite fjellet ("The White Mountain") novel, (1954)
  • Menneskefiskeren ("The Fisher of Men") novel (1956)
  • Salve sauegjeter barnebok, (1959)
  • Emigranten ("The Emigrant") novel, (1959)
  • Fimbulvinteren ("The Terrible Winter") novel, (1964)
  • Hurra for Andersens novel, (1966)
  • Jentespranget ("The Maiden's Leap") novel, (1970)
  • Tolv trøndere og to andre fortellinger ("The Twelve Men from Trøndelag and Two Other Stories") novels, (1973) Winner: 1975 Norwegian Critics' Prize
  • Hundevakt, grålysning articles, (1974)
  • Karjolsteinen ("The Carriage Stone") novel (1977) ISBN 0-8023-1309-4,
  • Sønnen ("The Son") novel, (1978)
  • Fredlaustona ufullendt, posthumously published (1983)
  • Liljer i snøen novels and travel letters from the decades of 1950s and 1960s (1992)
  • 13 noveller ("13 Novels") collection of novels (2004)

Drama

  • Det siste kvarter hørespill, NRK (1960)
  • Et lite kapitel av en stor manns dagbok hørespill, NRK (1961)
  • Det siste kvarter NRK fjernsynsteateret (1962)
  • Heltedød til salgs Det Norske Teateret (1968)
  • Pappa er ikke glad i oss lenger NRK fjernsynsteateret (1971)

Prizes

References and notes

  1. When Northern Norway was invaded by Allied Forces (primarily Russian) from Finland, in pursuit of the retreating German army in 1944, the Germans proceeded to destroy every building that could offer shelter, thus interposing a belt of "scorched earth" between themselves and the Russians.
    • Derry, T.K. (1972). A History of Modern Norway: 18141972. Clarendon Press, Oxford. ISBN 19-822503-2 Check |isbn= value (help). 
Awards
Preceded by
Bjørn Rongen and
Alfred Hauge
Recipient of the Gyldendal's Endowment
1956
Succeeded by
Eivind Tverbak and
Halldis Moren Vesaas
Preceded by
Ragnhild Magerøy
Recipient of the Dobloug Prize
1976)
Succeeded by
Åsta Holth
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