Sigurd Christiansen

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Sigurd Christiansen (17 November 1891 – 23 October 1947) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. He made his literary debut with the novel Seierherrene in 1915.

His literary breakthrough was the trilogy Indgangen (1925), Sverdene (1927) and Riket (1929).

His novel To levende og en død (1931) won first prize in a competition, and was later made into a film.^[1]

Christiansen was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment in 1940.

He was born and died in Drammen, Norway.^[2]

Works

Seieren (1915)
Offerdøden : skuespil i fire akter (1919)
Døperen (1921)
Indgangen (1925)
Edmund Jahr (1926)
Sverdene (1927)
Riket (1929)
To levende og en død (1931)
En reise i natten (1931)
Dydens have (1932)
Agner i stormen (1933)
Drømmen og livet (1935) (trilogy Jørgen Wendt 1)
Det ensomme hjerte (1938) (trilogy Jørgen Wendt 2)
Mannen fra bensinstasjonen (1941)
Menneskenes lodd (1945) (trilogy Jørgen Wendt 3)

References

↑ Hans H. Skei (2007). "Sigurd_Wesley_Christiansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
↑ IMDb

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 7554129 LCCN: n92057753 ISNI: 0000 0000 8354 3940 GND: 119124475 BNF: cb13561344c

Persondata
Name	Christiansen, Sigurd
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian writer
Date of birth	17 November 1891
Place of birth	Drammen, Norway
Date of death	23 October 1947
Place of death	Drammen, Norway

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