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Sven Kærup Bjørneboe

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Sven Kærup Bjørneboe
Born (1943-06-11) 11 June 1943 (age 81)
Kristiansand, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationessayist
AwardsBrage Prize

Sven Kærup Bjørneboe (born 11 June 1943) is a Norwegian essayist. He was born in Kristiansand, and is a nephew of writer Jens Bjørneboe.

His first essay collection was Brud og Brudgom from 1967. Among his other collections are I tvillingens tegn from 1970, Flukten til det virkelige from 1984, Om opprør og opprørsånd from 1989, and Oss svermere imellom from 1993.[1] He was awarded the Brage Prize in 1996 for the essay Jerusalem. En sentimental reise.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sven Kærup Bjørneboe". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
Awards
Preceded by
first recipient
Recipient of the Brage Prize (open class)
1996
Succeeded by