Tarjei Vesaas (20 August 1897 – 15 March 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II.[1]
Vesaas was born in Vinje, Telemark, Norway to Olav Vesaas (1870–1951), a farmer and Signe Øygarden (1870–1953), a teacher. [2] He was the oldest of three sons. He was guilt-ridden by his refusal to take over the family farm, and this guilt permeates much of his authorship. He spent much of his youth in solitude, seeking comfort and solace in nature. He married the writer Halldis Moren Vesaas (the daughter of Sven Moren and the sister of Sigmund Moren) and moved to Midtbø in his home district of Vinje in 1934. They had two children: a son, Olav Vesaas and a daughter, Guri Vesaas. [3][4]
His authorship covers almost 50 years, from 1923 to 1970. Written in Nynorsk, his work is characterized by simple, terse, and symbolic prose. His stories are often about simple rural people that undergo a severe psychological drama and who according to critics are described with immense psychological insight. Commonly dealing with themes such as death, guilt, angst, and other deep and intractable human emotions, the Norwegian natural landscape is a prevalent feature in his works. His debut was in 1923 with Children of Humans (Menneskebonn), but he had his breakthrough in 1934 with The Great Cycle (Det store spelet). His mastery of the nynorsk language, landsmål (see Norwegian language), has contributed to its acceptance as a medium of world class literature.[5]
A prolific author, he won a number of awards, including the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1943 and Dobloug Prize in 1957. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1963 for his novel The Ice Palace and the Venice Prize in 1953 for The Winds. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on 57 occasions (once in 1946, and often multiple times every year between 1950 and 1970).[6]
The most famous of his works are The Ice Palace (Is-slottet), a story of two girls who build a profoundly strong relationship, and The Birds (Fuglane), a story of an adult of a simple childish mind, which through his tenderhearted empathy and imagination bears the role of a seer or writer. His novels have been translated into 28 languages. Several of his books have been translated into English – many of them published by Peter Owen Publishers– among them Spring Night, The Birds,Through Naked Branches, and The Ice Palace.[7]
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, vol. 4, ed. S. R. Serafin, 1999;
Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature, ed. Jean-Albert Bédé & William B. Edgerton, 1980;
January 01, 1970
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Tarjei Vesaas 20 August 1897 15 March 1970 was a Norwegian poet and novelist Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway s greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II 1 Tarjei VesaasTarjei Vesaas 1967 Born 1897 08 20 August 20 1897Vinje Telemark NorwayDiedMarch 15 1970 1970 03 15 aged 72 Oslo NorwayLanguageNynorskNationalityNorwegianNotable awardsGyldendals legat 1943 Doblougprisen 1957 SpouseHalldis Moren m 1934 wbr ChildrenOlav VesaasGuri VesaasRelativesSven Moren father in law Sigmund Moren brother in law Midtbo in Vinje site of the home of novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Selected works 4 See also 5 References 6 Other sources 7 Related readingBiography editVesaas was born in Vinje Telemark Norway to Olav Vesaas 1870 1951 a farmer and Signe Oygarden 1870 1953 a teacher 2 He was the oldest of three sons He was guilt ridden by his refusal to take over the family farm and this guilt permeates much of his authorship He spent much of his youth in solitude seeking comfort and solace in nature He married the writer Halldis Moren Vesaas the daughter of Sven Moren and the sister of Sigmund Moren and moved to Midtbo in his home district of Vinje in 1934 They had two children a son Olav Vesaas and a daughter Guri Vesaas 3 4 His authorship covers almost 50 years from 1923 to 1970 Written in Nynorsk his work is characterized by simple terse and symbolic prose His stories are often about simple rural people that undergo a severe psychological drama and who according to critics are described with immense psychological insight Commonly dealing with themes such as death guilt angst and other deep and intractable human emotions the Norwegian natural landscape is a prevalent feature in his works His debut was in 1923 with Children of Humans Menneskebonn but he had his breakthrough in 1934 with The Great Cycle Det store spelet His mastery of the nynorsk language landsmal see Norwegian language has contributed to its acceptance as a medium of world class literature 5 A prolific author he won a number of awards including the Gyldendal s Endowment in 1943 and Dobloug Prize in 1957 He was awarded the Nordic Council s Literature Prize in 1963 for his novel The Ice Palace and the Venice Prize in 1953 for The Winds He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on 57 occasions once in 1946 and often multiple times every year between 1950 and 1970 6 The most famous of his works are The Ice Palace Is slottet a story of two girls who build a profoundly strong relationship and The Birds Fuglane a story of an adult of a simple childish mind which through his tenderhearted empathy and imagination bears the role of a seer or writer His novels have been translated into 28 languages Several of his books have been translated into English many of them published by Peter Owen Publishers among them Spring Night The Birds Through Naked Branches and The Ice Palace 7 Awards edit1943 Gyldendal s Endowment Gyldendals legat 1946 Melsom Prize Melsom prisen 1957 Dobloug Prize Doblougprisen 1964 Nordic Council s Literature Prize Nordisk rads litteraturpris 1967 Norwegian Booksellers Prize Bokhandlerprisen Selected works editDei svarte hestane novel 1928 The Great Cycle Det store spelet novel 1934 Women Call Home Kvinnor ropar heim novel 1935 sequel to The great cycle The Seed Kimen novel 1940 The House in the Dark Huset i morkret novel 1945 The Winds Vindane short stories 1952 Land of Hidden Fires Loynde eldars land poetry 1953 Spring Night Varnatt novel 1954 The Birds Fuglane novel 1957 The Ice Palace Is slottet novel 1963 published and translated into English by Peter Owen Publishers London The Bridges Bruene novel 1966 The Boat in the Evening Baten om Kvelden novel 1968 Through Naked Branches Selected Poems of Tarjei Vesaas 2000See also editTarjei Vesaas debutantprisReferences edit Nomination Database www nobelprize org Retrieved 2017 01 23 Gimnes Steinar 2020 02 25 Tarjei Vesaas Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Bokmal retrieved 2020 10 21 Erik Bjerck Hagen Tarjei Vesaas Store norske leksikon Retrieved April 1 2018 Halldis Moren Vesaas Aschehoug Retrieved April 1 2018 Steinar Gimnes Tarjei Vesaas Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved April 1 2018 Tarjei Vesaas Nomination Database www nobelprize org Retrieved 2022 06 29 tarjei Vesaas 1897 1970 Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS Retrieved April 1 2018 Other sources editKenneth Garnier Chapman 1970 Tarjei Vesaas Twayne Publishers Related reading editEncyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century vol 4 ed S R Serafin 1999 Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature ed Jean Albert Bede amp William B Edgerton 1980 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tarjei Vesaas amp oldid 1160535852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
