Alfred Hauge (17 October 1915 – 31 October 1986) was a Norwegian educator, journalist, novelist, poet and historian. He wrote extensively about life on the

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islands and about

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emigration.

Biography

Hauge was born and grew up on the island of Kyrkjøy in Sjernarøy, part of

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municipality in Rogaland County, Norway. He was the son of Kolbein Andersson Hauge (1889–1972) and Marianne Rasmusdotter Auglænd (1893–1967). His brother

Kolbjørn Hauge Kolbjørn Hauge (2 April 1926 – 15 August 2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, crime fiction and non-fiction writer. He was awarded the Riverton Prize for 1995 for the crime novel ''Død mann i boks''. Biography Hauge was born at Kyrkjøy ...

(1926-2007) was a schoolteacher and author. He completed primary school at Bryne in

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and graduated artium at Voss in

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during 1935. He obtained his teaching degree at

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in 1939. He worked as a teacher at

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in Rogaland and at Stavern in

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until 1945. From 1952-53, he was the Rector of the Ryfylke Folkehøgskule at

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. From 1953-83, he was a journalist at ''

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''. Hauge debuted with the historical novel ''Septemberfrost'' in 1941. Hauge is best known for describing the life and adventures of

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, a pioneer Norwegian immigrant to the

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in the 1820s. His trilogy included: ''Hundevakt'' (1961; "Midwatch”), ''Landkjenning'' (1964; "Land Sighting"), and ''Ankerfeste'' (1965; “Anchoring”). This collected work was published as ''Cleng Peerson'' in Norway during 1968. An English-language version was translated by Eric J. Friis and published under the same title during 1975. This publication was released as one of the official publications of the Norwegian Immigration Sesquicentennial in 1975. Hauge received numerous literary awards during his career. In 1955, Hauge won the

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, a literature prize which was awarded by the

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publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. In recognition of his work he was also awarded the

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in 1965. Hauge was made a Knight 1st Class the Order of St. Olav in 1976. He received an honorary doctorate at Luther College at

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in 1982. A memorial to Hauge has been erected on the island of Kyrkjøy at Sjernarøy Church (''Sjernarøy kirke''). The memorial is a bust made by artist Svein Magnus Håvarstein (1942–2013). Sjernarøy Church is an historic wooden church which dates to 1636. Composer Hallvard Johnsen (1916-2003) wrote an opera based upon Alfred Hauge's ''Legenden om Svein og Maria''. The opera was first performed on 3 September 1973 by the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet (''Den Norske Opera & Ballet'') in Oslo.

Selected works

* ''Septemberfrost: eit folkelivsbilete frå åra'' 1812-14'' (1941) * ''Skyer i drift over vårgrønt land'' (1945); collection of poetry * ''Hans Nielsen Hauge: Guds vandringsmann'' (1947) * ''Tuntreet blør'' (1953); novel * ''Kvinner på Galgebakken'' (1958); novel * ''Cleng Peerson: hundevakt'' (1961) novel (Part I of ''Cleng Peerson''- trilogy) * ''Cleng Peerson: landkjenning'' (1961) novel (Part II of ''Cleng Peerson''- trilogy) * ''Gå vest - gjennom Amerika i emigrantspor'' (1963) A travel sketch illustrated by Henry Imsland * ''Cleng Peerson: ankerfeste''. (1965) (Part III of ''Cleng Peerson''- trilogy) * ''Mysterium'' (1967) novel * ''Cleng Peerson: utvandring'' (1968) drama written in collaboration with

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. * ''Det evige sekund'' (1970) collection of poetry * ''Evangelium'' (1977) collection of poetry * ''Barndom'' (1975) personal recollections * ''Ungdom'' (1977) personal recollections * ''Flinta-Lars: det gamle Jæren i tradisjon og folkeminne'' (1985) folk memories * ''Gamle Jæren: andre boka om tradisjon og folkeminne etter Lars A. Tjøtta'' (1986) folk memories * ''Manndom''. Livsminne (1999), manuscript published postmortem by Alfred Hauge’s family in cooperation with the publisher

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Awards

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- 1949 *

- 1955 *Sunnmørsprisen - 1958 (for ''Kvinner på Galgebakken'') *

- 1965 (for the ''Cleng Peerson'' trilogy) *Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond - 1974 *

Nynorsk Literature Prize The Nynorsk Literature Prize is awarded annually by Noregs Mållag, Det Norske Teatret and Det Norske Samlaget for the best book in either Nynorsk or dialect. The award is presented for the best novel, poetry, novellas, or drama in the past year. ...

- 1984 (for ''Serafen'')

References

Other sources

* Pedersen, Odd Kvaal (1985) ''Gråstein og lengsel : peilinger i Alfred Hauges tema og litterære landskap'' (Oslo : Gyldendal Norsk Forlag) * Sørbø, Jan Inge (2001) ''Angen av bork og ein brennande einerbusk. Om Alfred Hauges forfattarskap'', Oslo * Aano, Jacob (2000) ''Helsing Alfred : eit blikk på norsk kultur gjennom Alfred Hauge sine brev'', Oslo

External links

“Norwegian Opera & Ballet - Official Website”“Cleng Peerson. Stavanger u.a. Univ.-Forl. 1983 .WorldCat.”
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