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'''Torolf Elster''' (27 May 1911 – 4 November 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, [[novelist]], [[crime writer]] and writer of short stories. He was [[Director-General of the NRK|Director-General]] of the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] (NRK) from 1972 to 1981.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Torolf Elster |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Torolf_Elster |language=Norwegian | accessdate=25 March 2009 }}</ref> |
'''Torolf Elster''' (27 May 1911 – 4 November 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, [[novelist]], [[crime writer]] and writer of short stories. He was [[Director-General of the NRK|Director-General]] of the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] (NRK) from 1972 to 1981.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Torolf Elster |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Torolf_Elster |language=Norwegian | accessdate=25 March 2009 }}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Elster was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]]. His parents were author and literary critic [[Kristian Elster, Jr.]] and Ragnhild Poulsen.<ref name=nbl-torolf-elster>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Torolf Elster |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]| first=Reidar| last=Hirsti|authorlink=Reidar Hirsti| url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Torolf_Elster/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=25 March 2009}}</ref> He was married to poet and [[psychoanalyst]] [[Magli Elster]] (née Raknes, daughter of psychologist [[Ola Raknes]] and poet and playwright [[Aslaug Vaa]]).<ref name=nbl-magli-elster>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Magli Elster |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]| first=Øystein | last=Rottem | authorlink=Øystein Rottem| url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Magli_Elster/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=25 March 2009}}</ref> He was the father of philosopher [[Jon Elster]].<ref name=nbl-torolf-elster/> |
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Torolf Elster (27 May 1911 – 4 November 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, novelist, crime writer and writer of short stories. He was Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1972 to 1981. [1]
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Journalist and literary career
Elster made his literary debut in 1936 with the novel Muren. He was sales manager at the publishing company Tiden Norsk Forlag in the late 1930s. He was a member of the communist movement Mot Dag before the German occupation of Norway 1940–1945, during which he had to flee the country. [1] The novel Historien om Gottlob was issued in 1941. In Stockholm he edited the underground newspaper Håndslag, together with Eyvind Johnson and Willy Brandt. [2] Håndslag was smuggled into Norway and distributed illegally. Funded by the Norwegian legation in Stockholm, it was issued once every second week, and was printed in 15–20,000 copies towards the end of the war. [3] [2]
Elster was a foreign editor for Arbeiderbladet from 1945 to 1946, and editor of the labour movement's magazine Kontakt from 1947 to 1954. He then wrote for Arbeiderbladet for almost ten years, from 1954 to 1963. During this time he also wrote several non-fiction books, mainly political literature: Frihet og demokrati (Freedom and democracy, 1947), Øst og Vest (East and West, 1948), Sosialismen under debatt (Socialism under debate, 1950) and Sovjetmysteriet (The Soviet mysterium, 1957). [3]
He started working as a program manager for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1963, and was Director General from 1972 to 1981. [3]
Elster was awarded the Riverton Prize for the crime novel Thomas Pihls annen lov (1982). [4] [5] He died in 2006 in Oslo. [3]
References
- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Torolf Elster". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ a b Dahl, Hans Fredrik (1995). "Håndslag". Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 191. ISBN 8202141389. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
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'''Torolf Elster''' (27 May 1911 – 4 November 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, [[novelist]], [[crime writer]] and writer of short stories. He was [[Director-General of the NRK|Director-General]] of the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] (NRK) from 1972 to 1981.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Torolf Elster |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Torolf_Elster |language=Norwegian | accessdate=25 March 2009 }}</ref> |
'''Torolf Elster''' (27 May 1911 – 4 November 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, [[novelist]], [[crime writer]] and writer of short stories. He was [[Director-General of the NRK|Director-General]] of the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] (NRK) from 1972 to 1981.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Torolf Elster |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Torolf_Elster |language=Norwegian | accessdate=25 March 2009 }}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Elster was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]]. His parents were author and literary critic [[Kristian Elster, Jr.]] and Ragnhild Poulsen.<ref name=nbl-torolf-elster>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Torolf Elster |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]| first=Reidar| last=Hirsti|authorlink=Reidar Hirsti| url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Torolf_Elster/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=25 March 2009}}</ref> He was married to poet and [[psychoanalyst]] [[Magli Elster]] (née Raknes, daughter of psychologist [[Ola Raknes]] and poet and playwright [[Aslaug Vaa]]).<ref name=nbl-magli-elster>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Magli Elster |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]| first=Øystein | last=Rottem | authorlink=Øystein Rottem| url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Magli_Elster/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=25 March 2009}}</ref> He was the father of philosopher [[Jon Elster]].<ref name=nbl-torolf-elster/> |
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Revision as of 14:27, 13 October 2009
Torolf Elster (27 May 1911 – 4 November 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, novelist, crime writer and writer of short stories. He was Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1972 to 1981. [1]
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Journalist and literary career
Elster made his literary debut in 1936 with the novel Muren. He was sales manager at the publishing company Tiden Norsk Forlag in the late 1930s. He was a member of the communist movement Mot Dag before the German occupation of Norway 1940–1945, during which he had to flee the country. [1] The novel Historien om Gottlob was issued in 1941. In Stockholm he edited the underground newspaper Håndslag, together with Eyvind Johnson and Willy Brandt. [2] Håndslag was smuggled into Norway and distributed illegally. Funded by the Norwegian legation in Stockholm, it was issued once every second week, and was printed in 15–20,000 copies towards the end of the war. [3] [2]
Elster was a foreign editor for Arbeiderbladet from 1945 to 1946, and editor of the labour movement's magazine Kontakt from 1947 to 1954. He then wrote for Arbeiderbladet for almost ten years, from 1954 to 1963. During this time he also wrote several non-fiction books, mainly political literature: Frihet og demokrati (Freedom and democracy, 1947), Øst og Vest (East and West, 1948), Sosialismen under debatt (Socialism under debate, 1950) and Sovjetmysteriet (The Soviet mysterium, 1957). [3]
He started working as a program manager for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1963, and was Director General from 1972 to 1981. [3]
Elster was awarded the Riverton Prize for the crime novel Thomas Pihls annen lov (1982). [4] [5] He died in 2006 in Oslo. [3]
References
- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Torolf Elster". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ a b Dahl, Hans Fredrik (1995). "Håndslag". Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 191. ISBN 8202141389. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
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a
b
c
d Cite error: The named reference
nbl-torolf-elsterwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Rivertonprisen 1972-2008" (in Norwegian). Rivertonklubben. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "Rivertonprisen" (in Norwegian). De norske Bokklubbene. Retrieved 25 March 2009.