André Bjerke
André Bjerke | |
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Bjerke, 1958 | |
| Born | Jarl André Bjerke 30 January 1918 Aker |
| Died | 10 January 1985 (aged 66) Oslo |
| Resting place | Oslo |
| Pen name | Bernhard Borge |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Genre | Poetry, crime fiction, prose |
| Spouse | Mette Brun (1956–?) Henny Moan (1959–1972) Gerd Granholt (?–1985) |
| Relatives | Ejlert Bjerke (father) Jens Bjørneboe (cousin) |
Jarl André Bjerke (30 January 1918 – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (four of them under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and articles. He translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe and Racine. Bjerke was known as a prominent proponent of the Riksmål language during the Norwegian language struggle, and of anthroposophy, especially in the 1950s and launched a magazine, Ordet, in the same period. Several of Bjerke's poems have been set to music by Marcus Paus.