Åge Rønning (4 October 1925 – 31 January 1991) was a Norwegian writer and journalist.

Biography

Åge Rønning was born in

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. His parents were Normann Rønning (1888–1974) and Astrid Therese Nielsen (1895–1978). He graduated in 1944 at Vahl School. He had a career in journalism working for ''

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'' 1945–47, ''

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'' 1947–54 and ''

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'' until 1964. His

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''Fotfeste for elskere'' was published in 1954. His writings often reflected his

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faith and focused on related religious issues. From 1968 to 1969, Rønning was a deputy and from 1978 board member of the

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. He was affected by

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starting in 1967 and was from 1980 depending on a wheelchair. Liv Bliksrud
Åge Rønning - Forfatter, Journalist
(Norsk biografisk leksikon)

Awards

*1959-

Gyldendal's Endowment Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated w ...

(''Gyldendals legat'') jointly with

Alf Larsen Alf Larsen (22 July 1885 – 12 December 1967) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and magazine editor. Biography Larsen was born at Tjøme in Vestfold, Norway. he was the eldest of seven children born to Alfred Larsen (1859-1905) and Kristi ...

*1979 -

Riksmål Society Literature Prize The Riksmål Society Literature Prize (''Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris'') is awarded annually by the '' Riksmålsforbundet'' for the outstanding publication in riksmål. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the ''Oslo and Bærum Riksmål Leagu ...

(''Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris'') *1982 -

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950. ...

(''Kritikerprisen'') for the novel ''Kolbes reise'' *1989 -

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

(''Doblougprisen'') from the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ...

jointly with

Eldrid Lunden Eldrid Lunden (born 5 October 1940) is a Norwegian poet, and 1996 became Norway's first professor in creative writing, at Telemark University College. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1989, and the Brage Prize honorary award in 2000. Lunde ...

Selected works

*''Fotfeste for elskere'' (1954) *''Kvinnene'' (1957) *''Narrens krets'' (1960) *''De ukjentes marked'' (1966) *''Alle klovner'' (1971) *''Komedien om slottsherrene'' (1974) *''Fortsettelse i Hamburg'' (1987) *''Arvingen kommer torsdag'' (1981) *''Kolbes reise'' (1982)

References

1925 births 1991 deaths Writers from Oslo Norwegian male poets Norwegian male novelists 20th-century Norwegian poets 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian male writers Dobloug Prize winners Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners 20th-century Norwegian journalists {{Norway-writer-stub