Sigurd Christiansen
Norwegian novelist and playwright / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Sigurd Christiansen | |
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Born | (1891-11-17)17 November 1891 Drammen, Norway |
Died | 23 October 1947(1947-10-23) (aged 55) Drammen, Norway |
Occupation(s) | novelist and playwright |
Notable work | To levende og en død (1931) |
Awards | Gyldendal's Endowment (1940) |
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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,[1] Czechoslovak and British-Swedish.
Christiansen was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment in 1940.
He was born and died in Drammen, Norway.[2]