Finn Iunker (born 27 March 1969) is a
Norwegian
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playwright born in
Arendal. He lives in
Oslo
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.
Finn Iunker made his debut as a dramatist in 1994 with ''The Answering Machine''. He is amongst the Norwegian dramatists whose plays are most frequently staged, but mostly abroad. He was awarded the Ibsen-award in company with Liv Heløe in 2006, and was up for nomination in 2003’s Nordisk Dramatikerpris. He has just published a collection of short prose; ''Fortellinger'', to rave reviews. He has also written ''Ifigeneia'' and ''Dealing with Helen''.
About Ifigeneia
Iunker’s ''Ifigeneia'' has sprung from Euripede’s tragedy
Iphigeneia
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In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by hunting ...
in Aulis based on the myth of Agamemnon, leader of the
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forces in
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Ç ...
who makes the agonising choice of sacrificing his daughter to win favourable winds for his ships sailing against Troy. Parallels are drawn between the cynicism of leaders then and now, lines made more visible by Iunker’s highly modern language with an underlying streak of farce.
Play
His play ''Ifigeneia'' premiered in Antwerp where it was produced by the Flemish Theatre company ''Skagen''. Three years later, on 26 October 2006 his play was staged for the first time in his own home country, Norway, where it was produced in Oslo at the Black Box Theatre by the Norwegian theatre company ''Verk Produksjoner''.
Awards
*2006 -
Ibsen Prize The Norwegian Ibsen Award (Norwegian: ) is awarded to promote Norwegian drama and is awarded only to playwrights.
History
The prize is awarded by Skien municipality, the hometown of author and playwright Henrik Ibsen, and has been awarded every ...
References
1969 births
Living people
Norwegian dramatists and playwrights
People from Arendal
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