Finn Bjørnseth (15 July 1924 – 24 November 1973) was a

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novelist, poet and short story writer. Finn Bjørnseth was born in

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. He made his literary début in 1950 with the short story collection ''Unge netter''. Among his poetry collections are ''60-tallsballade'' from 1960, and ''Vuggevise for aftenlandet'' from 1962. He was awarded the

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in 1960.''Tidligere vinnere av Gyldendals legat'' (Gyldendalprisen)

Selected works

*''Før vingene bærer'' (1952) *''De tre diktsyklusene Syv septimer'' (1954) *''Vandreren'' (1955) *''Til minne om en klode'' (1955) *''Et ildens barn'' (1960) *''Den innerste esken'' (1966) *''Hans Eksellense hadde tre sønner'' (1969) *''Noen å være glad i'' (1959) *''En barhodet pike'' (1961) *''Fordi'' (1963) *''Fra de nakne ordene'' (1965) *''Logos'' (1972)

References

1924 births 1973 deaths Writers from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets Norwegian male novelists 20th-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-writer-stub