Sigurd Christiansen (17 November 1891 – 23 October 1947) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. He made his literary debut with the novel ''Seieren'' in 1915.
His literary breakthrough was the trilogy ''Indgangen'' (1925), ''Sverdene'' (1927) and ''Riket'' (1929).
His novel ''
To levende og en død'' (1931) won first prize in a competition, and was later made into three films:
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British-Swedish.
Christiansen was awarded
Gyldendal's Endowment Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated w ...
in 1940.
He was born and died in
Drammen, Norway
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Works
* ''Seieren'' (1915)
* ''Thomas Hergel'' (1917)
* ''Vort eget liv'' (1918)
* ''Offerdøden'' : skuespil i fire akter (1919)
* ''Døperen'' (1921)
* ''Blodet'' (1923)
* ''Indgangen'' (1925)
* ''Edmund Jahr'' (1926)
* ''Sverdene'' (1927)
* ''Riket'' (1929)
* '' To levende og en død'' (1931)
* ''En reise i natten'' (1931)
* ''Dydens have'' (1932)
* ''Agner i stormen'' (1933)
* ''Drømmen og livet'' (1935) (trilogy ''Jørgen Wendt 1'')
* ''Det ensomme hjerte'' (1938) (trilogy ''Jørgen Wendt 2'')
* ''Mannen fra bensinstasjonen'' (1941)
* ''Menneskenes lodd'' (1945) (trilogy ''Jørgen Wendt 3'')
References
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1891 births
1947 deaths
20th-century Norwegian novelists
20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights
Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights