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Lars Kornelius Edvard Berg (16 May 1901 – 11 January 1969) was a Norwegian teacher,
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writer and playwright. He was born at Kvaløya as the son of fisherman and farmer Emil Larsen Berg and Olufine Johansen, and grew up at a small farm. From 1947 he was married to Aud Norvåg. He died at Kvaløya in January 1969. He graduated from the teacher's college in
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in 1922, and worked as a teacher in Bø i Vesterålen from 1922 to 1923,
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from 1923 to 1924 and
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from 1924 to 1934. He later worked as a headmaster in Tromsøysund from 1940 to 1967. He made his literary debut in 1934 with the novel ''Men det var det ingen som visste'', and followed up with ''Du er den første kvinne'' in 1935. Berg was influenced by ideas from Freud's
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. His candid treatment of sexuality-related problems in the first two novels led to strong reactions and initiated a spirited cultural debate in the late 1930s. His next two novels were ''Du skal svare'' (1936) and ''Fire søsken går ut'' (1937). In the late 1930s he also published a number of short stories in the periodical '' Arbeidermagasinet''. During the
occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...
Berg was a member of the
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in Troms. He was arrested in 1942 and incarcerated at the
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. Among his post war novels are ''Kvinna og havet'' from 1950, ''Vi må ro i natt'' from 1951, and ''Den lange vegen'' from 1967. He was an advocate for theatre in Northern Norway for many years, and is given credit for the establishing of Hålogaland Teater (after his death). His first play was ''Maria'', about a rehabilitation center for young girls off the straight path. The play was staged at
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in April 1959, directed by Dagmar Myhrvold, with Elisabeth Bang as "Maria", the headmistress, and Liv Thorsen as the young girl "Tora". The play was also adapted into an audio play for Radioteatret. His play ''Petter Dass'' was later performed at Hålogaland Teater. Berg was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1968 (shared with
Kjell Heggelund Kjell Heggelund (16 December 1932 – 8 February 2017) was a Norwegian literary researcher, lecturer, editor, manager, poet, translator and literary critic. Personal life Heggelund was born in Hamar. His parents were Kristian Heggelund and Ka ...
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