Aasta Falkberget (March 15, 1905 – March 3, 1983) was a Norwegian writer and painter.

Family

Aasta Falkberget was born in Røros,

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, the daughter of the writer

Johan Falkberget Johan Falkberget, born Johan Petter Lillebakken, (30 September 1879 – 5 April 1967) was a Norwegian author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Life and career Johan Falkberget was born on the Lillebakken farm in the Rugl ...

(1879–1967) and his wife Anna Marie Skjølsvold (1880–1960). She was the sister of the actor

Magnus Falkberget Magnus Falkberget (October 10, 1900 – December 4, 1957) was a Norwegian actor. He was the founder and artistic director of the Falkberget Theater ( no, Falkbergets teater) from 1929 to 1957. Falkberget debuted as an actor in 1920, and he worke ...

. She was first married on October 14, 1926 in Røros Church to the pastor Aksel Sæsbøe (1893–1972) and she was called Aasta Vaarsnø Falkberget at the time of the marriage. That marriage was later dissolved. She married for the second time in 1940 to Sverre Alfred Fredriksen (1910–1990).

Life and work

Falkberget wrote small contributions for newspapers and magazines early in her career. Her literary debut is considered a story that was published in ''

Arbeidermagasinet ''Arbeidermagasinet'' was a Norwegian language, Norwegian weekly literary magazine established in 1927. It changed its name to ''Magasinet For Alle'' in 1953, and ceased publication in 1970. The magazine is especially noted for its literary quali ...

'' no. 4 in 1928. That same year, she contributed to the

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's Christmas publication. In 1939, she prepared a film script for her father's breakthrough novel ''

Den fjerde nattevakt ''Den fjerde nattevakt'' (The Fourth Night Watch) is a novel by the Norwegian writer Johan Falkberget published in 1923. The work was the author's breakthrough novel, is considered one of his main works, and is part of several selections of Norway ...

''. The book was first filmed in 1960, based on a new script she completed in 1958. She also worked as an artist, and she made her debut at the Autumn Exhibition in 1936. Among other things, she held painting exhibitions in Røros. Later in life, she wrote two memoires. Both of these books are about her parents' lives. The first of them, ''Far og mor i unge år'' (Father and Mother in Their Young Years), was published in 1971. It describes Johan Falkberget's upbringing, his life as a writer in Kristiania (now Oslo), and how he met Anna Marie Skjølsvold. The second book, ''I Trondalen og på Ratvolden'' (In Trondalen and at Ratvolden), was published in 1974. In that book, she describes life on the family farm Ratvolden in Rugldalen near Røros. This was Johan Falkberget's childhood village, and the family moved there in 1922. Both of these narratives are collected in the book ''Minner'' (Memories) from 1979.

Bibliography

*1958: Script for the film ''

'' *1971: ''Far og mor i unge år'' *1974: ''I Trondalen og på Ratvolden'' *1979: ''Minner''

References

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