Finn Carling
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Finn Carling (1 October 1925 – 12 March 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet and essayist. He was born in Oslo. He made his literary debut in 1949 with Broen (two short stories and a one-act play).
Finn Carling suffered from innate cerebral palsy, and described his childhood and adolescence with this handicap in the autobiographical novel Kilden og muren (1958).[1][2]
He received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award in 1999.[3]
Awards
- Riksmål Society Literature Prize 1970
- Gyldendal's Endowment 1976
- Dobloug Prize 1986
- Aschehoug Prize 1987
- Norsk kulturråds ærespris 1999
References
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris 1999 |
Succeeded by Anne Brown |
| Preceded by | Recipient of the Gyldendal's Endowment 1976 (shared with Sigurd Evensmo) |
Succeeded by Jan Jakob Tønseth |
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