Sámal Johansen
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Sámal Johansen (born 31 October 1899 in Haldórsvík,
Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...
, died 11 March 1991) was a Faroese writer and teacher. He was the father of Marita Petersen, the first female prime minister of the Faroe Islands. In the years 1928 - 1931, Sámal Johansen was editor, together with
Samuel Jacob Sesanus Olsen Samuel Jacob Sesanus Olsen, commonly known as Jacob Olsen (1 October 1904 – October 13, 1994), was a Faroese teacher, writer and translator. He was deeply engaged in the local community and the Faroe Islands as a whole.Lærarfólk i Føroyum 1 ...
, of the children's magazine Barnablaðið. Johansen received the
Faroese Literature Prize The Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens (M. A. Jacobsen's Cultural Award), is a prize for Faroese literature that was begun by the Tórshavnar kommuna (Tórshavn City Council) in 1958. Its winners inclu ...
, also known as M.A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn in Faroese, in 1975 for the book 'Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld'.


Published

* 1950 ''Hylurin'' in ''Mín jólabók'' * 1957 ''Jólaaftanskvøld'' in Mín jólabók * 1961 ''Tvey systkin'' in ''Mín jólabók'' * 1970 ''Á bygd fyrst í 20. øld'' (book)snar.fo Sámal Johansen (1899-1991)
/ref> * 1972 ''Heimbygdin og aðrar søgur'' (book, the title means: My hometown and other stories) * 1980 ''Til lands'' in ''Mín jólabók'' ("Mín jólabók" means "My Christmas book". It contains short stories, poems etc. and is published every year shortly before Christmas in November/December by "Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags", the publishing house of the Faroese Teachers' Association.)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johansen, Samal 1899 births Year of death missing Faroese literature Faroese writers Faroese short story writers Faroese Literature Prize recipients Danish male short story writers