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Sigurd Christiansen
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: Norwegian, Czechoslovak and British-Swedish. Christiansen was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment in 1940. He was born and died in Drammen, Norway Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konner .... Works * ''Seieren'' (1915) * ''Thomas Hergel'' (1917) * ''Vort eget liv'' (1918) * ''Offerdøden'' : skuespil i fire akter (1919) * ''Døperen'' (1921) * ''Blodet'' (1923) * ''Indgangen'' (1925) * ''Edmund J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konnerud, Svelvik, Mjøndalen and Skoger. Location Drammen is located west of the Oslofjord and is situated approximately 44 km South-west of Oslo. There are more than 101 000 inhabitants in the municipality, but the city is the regional capital of an area with 82 000 inhabitants. Drammen and the surrounding communities are growing more than ever before. The city makes good use of the river and inland waterway called Drammensfjord, both for recreation, activities and housing. Name and coat of arms The Old Norse form of the city's name was ''Drafn'', and this was originally the name of the inner part of Drammensfjord. The fjord is, however, probably named after the river Drammenselva (Norse ''Drǫfn''), and this again is der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Levende Og En Død (novel)
''To levende og en død'' is a 1931 Norwegian novel written by Sigurd Christiansen. A post office worker, due for promotion, faces a crisis of conscience when his workplace is robbed.Soila, Söderbergh-Widding, Iverson p.106 Adaptations The novel has been turned into feature films on three occasions: a 1937 Norwegian film '' To levende og en død'' was made, directed by Gyda Christensen and Tancred Ibsen, a 1947 Czech film '' A Dead Man Among the Living'' directed by Bořivoj Zeman and a 1961 British-Swedish film ''Two Living, One Dead'' directed by Anthony Asquith Anthony William Landon Asquith (; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was an English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and '' The Browning Version'' (1951), among oth .... Bibliography * Soila, Tytti & Söderbergh-Widding, Astrid & Iverson, Gunnar. ''Nordic National Cinemas''. Routledge, 1998. References 20th-century Norwegian novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 with. From 1996 the Gyldendals endowment was superseded by the Gyldendal Prize for "particularly significant writing" and (since 1998) by the ''Sult-prisen'' (Hunger Award) for "eminent young authors". Endowment winners *1934 – Olav Duun *1935 – Peter Egge, Herman Wildenvey, Arnulf Øverland *1936 – Gabriel Scott *1937 – Cora Sandel *1938 – Arthur Omre *1939 – Johan Falkberget *1940 – Sigurd Christiansen, Ronald Fangen, Sigurd Hoel *1941 – Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, Kristian Elster *1942 – Inge Krokann *1943 – Tarjei Vesaas *1944 – Inger Hagerup *1945 – Johan Borgen *1946 – Emil Boyson, Ernst Orvil, Tore Ørjasæter *1947 – Nils Johan Rud *1948 – Ingeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Levende Og En Død (film)
''To levende og en død '' is a 1937 Norwegian thriller film directed by Gyda Christensen and Tancred Ibsen and starring Hans Jacob Nilsen, Unni Torkildsen and Jan Vaage. It is based on the 1931 novel '' To levende og en død'' by Sigurd Christiansen. A post office worker is left wrestling with his conscience following a robbery at his workplace. Cast *Hans Jacob Nilsen as Erik Berger, postal clerk *Unni Torkildsen as Helene Berger * Jan Vaage as Knut, their son *Toralf Sandø as Lydersen, postal clerk *Lauritz Falk as Rognås, bankclerk *Hans Bille as the postmaster * Hilda Fredriksen as the hostess of the hostel * Joachim Holst-Jensen as Engelhardt * Thoralf Klouman as the chief of postal services *Guri Stormoen as shop assistant *Axel Thue as police inspector *Einar Vaage as Kvisthus * J. Barclay-Nitter as a postal inspector * Elsa Sandø as Fru Lydersen * Knut Jacobsen as the doctor * Kolbjørn Brenda as a postal clerk *Marie Hedemark as guest at the hostel * Ingse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans H
Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi actor and singer, son of Hans Raj Hans * Hans clan, a tribal clan in Punjab, Pakistan Places * Hans, Marne, a commune in France * Hans Island, administrated by Greenland and Canada Arts and entertainment * ''Hans'' (film) a 2006 Italian film directed by Louis Nero * Hans (Frozen), the main antagonist of the 2013 Disney animated film ''Frozen'' * ''Hans'' (magazine), an Indian Hindi literary monthly * ''Hans'', a comic book drawn by Grzegorz Rosiński and later by Zbigniew Kasprzak Other uses * Clever Hans, the "wonder horse" * ''The Hans India'', an English language newspaper in India * HANS device, a racing car safety device *Hans, the ISO 15924 code for Simplified Chinese script See also *Han (other) *Hans im Glück, a Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dead Man Among The Living
''A Dead Man Among the Living'' (Czech: ''Mrtvý mezi živými'') is a 1949 Czech thriller film directed by Bořivoj Zeman and starring Karel Höger, Eduard Dubský and Vjaceslav Irmanov. The film is based on the 1931 novel '' To levende og en død'' by the Norwegian writer Sigurd Christiansen.Soila, Söderbergh-Widding, Iverson p.106 Following an armed robbery at his office, a postal worker suffers a crisis of conscience. Cast * Karel Höger - Jirí Valta - postal assistant * Eduard Dubský - Robert Munk - postal assistant * Vjaceslav Irmanov - Cyril Popov - musician (as Václav Irmanov) * Zdenka Procházková - Helena Fejfarová - gardener * Lída Matousková - Marta Klecková * Jana Hrdličková - Jana Klecková - daughter * Radim Nikodém - Ivo Fejfar - son * Vladimír Řepa - Inspector * František Klika - Chief * Milos Hájek - Emil Klecka - postal auditor * Frantisek Šlégl - Karel Fejfar - sergeant major * Zdeňka Baldová - Mr. Fejfarová * Rudolf De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Living, One Dead
''Two Living, One Dead'' is a 1961 British-Swedish existentialist thriller film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Patrick McGoohan, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. The film is a remake of the 1937 Norwegian film '' To levende og en død'', which in turn was adapted from the novel of the same name by author Sigurd Christiansen. The Scandinavian small-town setting of the earlier film was kept but the action was moved to Sweden. Plot Erik Berger (McGoohan) is a reticent, socially withdrawn man who has been working for 20 years in the same Post Office in a Swedish town, not socializing with colleagues and interested only in his wife Helen (McKenna) and son. In contrast his workmate Andersson (Travers) is loud and gregarious, seeing himself as the office joker although his treatment of more junior staff sometimes verges on the malicious. A violent hold-up – heard, but not shown on screen – takes place, during which the office supervisor is shot dead and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drammen, Norway
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konnerud, Svelvik, Mjøndalen and Skoger. Location Drammen is located west of the Oslofjord and is situated approximately 44 km South-west of Oslo. There are more than 101 000 inhabitants in the municipality, but the city is the regional capital of an area with 82 000 inhabitants. Drammen and the surrounding communities are growing more than ever before. The city makes good use of the river and inland waterway called Drammensfjord, both for recreation, activities and housing. Name and coat of arms The Old Norse form of the city's name was ''Drafn'', and this was originally the name of the inner part of Drammensfjord. The fjord is, however, probably named after the river Drammenselva (Norse ''Drǫfn''), and this again is der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. **Germany takes formal possession of its new African territories. * January 2 – A. L. Drummond of New York is appointed Chief of the Treasury Secret Service. * January 4 – The Earl of Zetland issues a declaration regarding the famine in the western counties of Ireland. * January 5 **The Australian shearers' strike, that leads indirectly to the foundation of the Australian Labor Party, begins. **A fight between the United States and Indians breaks out near Pine Ridge agency. ** Henry B. Brown, of Michigan, is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. **A fight between railway strikers and police breaks out at Motherwell, Scotland. * January 6 – Encounters continue, between strikers and the authorities at Glasgow. * January 7 ** General Miles' force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Deaths
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
