Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen
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Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (5 September 1915 - 21 April 1985) was a Norwegian poet and travel-writer.
(now Borre), in Vestfold
County, Norway. She attended a secretary and journalist school for women (Hallings sekretær- og journalistskole for damer). She later worked as a typist and journalist for the Aftenposten
, Norway's largest newspaper. In 1939, she married the painter Snorre Andersen (1914–1979), who later illustrated several of her poetry collections.
Her work contained nature poems written to her husband's watercolors.
Dating from 1942, she devoted herself entirely writing. Her poems appeared often in both Aftenposten
and Dagbladet
. Andersen wrote early in the modernist direction in the Norwegian post-war poetry. The poems show a clear connection to the symbolism of the past century and were often inspired by music and visual art. A strong personal artistic style, often with the use of free forms, together with the suggestive use of images and symbols, characterize her writings.
Biography
Astrid Hjertenæs was born in HortenHorten
is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
(now Borre), in Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
County, Norway. She attended a secretary and journalist school for women (Hallings sekretær- og journalistskole for damer). She later worked as a typist and journalist for the Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
, Norway's largest newspaper. In 1939, she married the painter Snorre Andersen (1914–1979), who later illustrated several of her poetry collections.
Her work contained nature poems written to her husband's watercolors.
Dating from 1942, she devoted herself entirely writing. Her poems appeared often in both Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
and Dagbladet
Dagbladet
Dagbladet is Norway's second largest tabloid newspaper, and the third largest newspaper overall with a circulation of 105,255 copies in 2009, 18,128 papers less than in 2008. The editor in chief is Lars Helle....
. Andersen wrote early in the modernist direction in the Norwegian post-war poetry. The poems show a clear connection to the symbolism of the past century and were often inspired by music and visual art. A strong personal artistic style, often with the use of free forms, together with the suggestive use of images and symbols, characterize her writings.
Partial bibliography
- De ville traner – poems (1945)
- De unge søylene – poems (1948)
- Skilpaddehagen – poems (1950)
- Strandens kvinner – poems (1955)
- Vandrersken – poems (1957)
- Pastoraler – poems (1960)
- Frokost i det grønne – poems (1964)
- Dr. Gnomen – poems (1967)
- Hyrdefløyten – epistler fra Algerie – travel writing 1968)
- Rosenbusken – poems (1972)
- Svaner og nåtid – epistler fra Island – travel writing (1973)
- Et våroffer – poems (1976)
- De tyve landskaper – poems (1980)
- Samlede dikt – poems (1985)
Awards
- 1964 Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
- 1976 Riksmål Society Literature PrizeRiksmål Society Literature PrizeThe Riksmål Society Literature Prize is awarded annually by the Riksmålsforbundet for the outstanding publication in riksmål...
- 1984 Dobloug PrizeDobloug PrizeThe Dobloug Prize is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is . The Dobloug Prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy.-Prize winners:...
- 1984 Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl