Øivind Bolstad (1 February 1905 – 7 May 1979) was a
Norwegian
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playwright and novelist.
Bolstad was born at
Vardø
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in
Finnmark
Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024.
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, Norway.
He made his literary breakthrough with the novel ''Den røde begonia'' from 1947.
Bolstad published a number of short stories and narratives in both Norwegian and foreign magazines as well as a series of books and narrations.
In 1973 he became the recipient of the
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 ...
literature award in 1973.
Selected works
* ''De gylne lenker'' – (1945)
* ''Den røde begonia'' – (1947)
* ''Profitøren'' – (1947)
* ''Gamle Winckels testament'' – (1949)
* ''Spøkefuglen pÃ¥ Toska. Historier fra strilelandet'' – (1955)
* ''Fortellinger og fabler'' – (1966)
* ''Dødens tango'' – (1967)
* ''Apassionata'' – r (1968)
* ''Jorunn'' – (1969)
* ''Bergensikon'' – (1970)
* ''Sort messe'' – (1970)
* ''Bolstad forteller'' – (1971)
* ''Tilgi oss ikke for Helene'' – (1975)
* ''Duell med døden'' – (1977)
References
1905 births
1979 deaths
People from Finnmark
20th-century Norwegian novelists
20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights
Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights
Norwegian male novelists
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