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Jens Bjrneboe= Short Biography = Jens Bjrneboe (October 9 1920–May 9 1976) was a Norwegian painter, dramatist, essayist and novelist. His first published work was Poems (Dikt) in 1951. Bjrneboe wrote a number of social critical novels, among those were Ere the Cock Crows (Fr Hanen Galer, 1952), Jonas (1955) and The Evil Shepherd (Den Onde Hyrde, 1960). His best work is by many considered to be the trilogy The History of Bestiality, consisting of the novels Moment of Freedom (Frihetens yeblikk, 1966), Powderhouse (Kruttrnet, 1969) and The Silence (Stillheten, 1973). Bjrneboe also wrote a number of plays, among those were The Bird Lovers (Fugleelskerne, 1966), Semmelweis (1968) and Amputation (Amputasjon, 1970). In 1967, he was convicted for publishing "Jinzo and the train" as well as the pornographic novel Without a Stitch (Uten en trd, 1966), and the novel was confiscated and banned. The trial, however, made the book a huge success (in foreign languages), and Bjrneboe's financial problems were (for the moment being) solved. His last major work was the novel The Sharks (Haiene, 1974). After having struggled with depressions and alcoholism for a long time, he committed suicide on May 9th, 1976. = Bibliography = Novels - Duke Hans (Hertug Hans, 1972)
- Ere the Cock Crows (Fr hanen galer, 1952)
- Jonas (1955)
- Under a Harsher Sky (Under en Hrdere Himmel, 1957)
- Winter in Bellapalma (Vinter i Bellapalma, 1958)
- Little Boy Blue (Blmann, 1959)
- The Evil Shepherd (Den Onde Hyrde, 1960)
- The Dream and the Wheel (Drmmen og Hjulet, 1964)
- Moment of Freedom (Frihetens yeblikk, 1966)
- Without a Stitch (Uten en Trd, 1966)
- Without a Stitch 2 (Uden en Trvl 2, 1968)
- Powderhouse (Kruttrnet, 1969)
- The Silence (Stillheten, 1973)
- The Sharks (Haiene, 1974)
Plays - Many Happy Returns (Til Lykke Med Dagen, 1965)
- The Bird Lovers (Fugleelskerne, 1966)
- Semmelweis (1968)
- Amputation (Amputasjon, 1970)
- The Torgersen Case (Tilfellet Torgersen, 1972)
- Blue Jeans (Dongery, 1976)
Poems - Poems (Dikt, 1951)
- Ariadne (1953)
- The Great City (Den Store By, 1958)
Essay collections - Norway, my Norway (Norge, mitt Norge, 1968)
- We Who Loved America (Vi som elsket Amerika, 1970)
- Police and Anarchy (Politi og Anarki, 1972)
= External Links = Jens Bjrneboe in English - Online Archives Bjrnboe, Jens Bjrnboe, Jens Bjrnboe, Jens
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