Gerd Grønvold Saue (20 January 1930 – 22 June 2022) was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, novelist, hymnwriter, and peace activist. Her authorship mainly comprised novels, many of which convey her Christian views.

Biography

She grew up in

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, got a

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degree, and worked many years as a journalist. She spent the years 1954 to 1966 in the weekly magazine ''

Familien ''Familien'' (English: ''The Family'') is a Norwegian biweekly family magazine published in Oslo, Norway. History and profile The magazine was started in 1939 under the name ''Christian Youth''. It was renamed ''Familien'' in 1959. It was part o ...

'', has worked freelance for the

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the larges ...

and ''

Arbeiderbladet ''Dagsavisen'' is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999. It has borne several names, and was called ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1923 to 1997. ...

''. and been a

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

in ''Arbeiderbladet'', '' Vårt Land'' and ''

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''. For ''Familien'' she wrote several portrait interviews, some of which were collected and published in 1964. She made her literary fiction debut in 1965, with the novel ''Algirsk vår'' ('Algerian Spring'). Her 2001 book ''Elsket og foraktet'' ('Loved and Loathed') was about

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, and her 1991 release ''Fredsfurien'' ('The Peace Furie') was a

biographical novel The biographical novel is a genre of novel which provides a fictional account of a contemporary or historical person's life. Like other forms of biographical fiction, details are often trimmed or reimagined to meet the artistic needs of the ficti ...

Bertha von Suttner Bertha Sophie Felicitas Freifrau von Suttner (; ; 9 June 184321 June 1914) was an Austrian-Bohemian pacifist and novelist. In 1905, she became the second female Nobel laureate (after Marie Curie in 1903), the first woman to be awarded the Nobel ...

. Saue was particularly interested in Suttner's impact on the

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...

. Saue herself served as president of the

Norwegian Peace Council The Norwegian Peace Council (Norwegian: ''Norges Fredsråd'') is the largest peace organisation in Norway. It is an umbrella organisation of 19 non-governmental organisations concerned with peace. It was founded on 25 October 1945 by seven NGOs.Joh ...

and a member of the board of the

International Peace Bureau The International Peace Bureau (IPB) (french: Bureau international de la paix), founded in 1891, is one of the world's oldest international peace federations. The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 for acting "as a link be ...

. She chaired the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Norway from 1965 to 1982 and the Christian Socialists of Norway from 1985 to 1989. She joined the latter organization as early as in 1949. She also wrote

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s, and is one of the most prolific female hymn writers in Norway. In 1999 she won a millennial hymn competition organized by the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. ...

. She has been a board member of the

Norwegian Authors' Union The Norwegian Authors' Union ( no, Den norske Forfatterforening, DnF) is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also ...

and the

Norwegian Critics' Association The Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk litteraturkritikerlag'') is an organization for Norwegian critics in the newspaper and broadcasting professions. Former independent critic teams merged into Norwegian Critics Association in 1998. The ...

. She lived in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saue, Gerd Groenvold 1930 births 2022 deaths Norwegian journalists 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian literary critics Norwegian women non-fiction writers Norwegian anti-war activists Norwegian Christians Norwegian women novelists Norwegian hymnwriters Norwegian women literary critics Women religious writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers Women hymnwriters People from Lillestrøm Norwegian women journalists

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