Finn Carling
Biography
Finn Carling was born in Oslo in 1925. He was born with cerebral palsy which coloured his writing, as regards his interest in outsiders and isolation. He studied psychology at the University of Oslo but did not take his degree, having decided to become a writer. He studied sociology on a grant and has written essays on social outsiders such as the blind and homosexuals. In his earlier writings he focused on the relationship between reality and fantasy but, after writing his autobiography (Kilden og muren (And Yet We Are Human)) in 1958, he started showing an interest in social outsiders. In the 1970s, he moved back to the fantastic, while becoming more pessimistic in his more recent writings. As well as novels and essays, he has also written plays and poetry. He died in 2004.
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1949 Glasskulen
1949 Broen
1950 Stemmene og nuet (novel)
1951 Arenaen (novel)
1952 Piken og fuglen (novel)
1954 Skyggen (novel)
1955 Fangen i det blå tårn (novel)
1956 Desertøren (novel)
1958 Kilden og muren (And Yet We Are Human) (autobiography)
1960 Sensommerdøgn (novel)
1960 Mennesket i søgelyset
1962 Blind verden
1964 Kometene (novel)
1965 De homofile
1966 Gitrene
1968 Tilfluktsrommet
1969 Lys på et ansikt
1969 Slangen
1969 Tre romaner fra en annen virkelighet (Arenaen, Piken og fuglen, Skyggen)
1969 Kritikk og kommentar
1970 Gjesten (novel)
1970 Skapende sinn
1971 Skudd
1971 Skip av sten
1973 Resten er taushet
1974 Fiendene (novel)
1975 Skapt i vårt bilde
1975 Tre skuespill (Gitrene, Slangen, Skudd)
1976 I et rom i et hus i en have
1976 Hvite skygger på svart bunn
1977 Marginalene
1978 Mørke paralleller
1978 Tre lyriske pasteller (Lys på et ansikt, Gjesten, Skip av sten)
1979 Tårnseileren (novel)
1979 Fra tre verdener (Fiendene, Marginalene, Hvite skygger på svart bunn)
1980 Forpliktelser
1980 Brevene (novel)
1981 Visirene (novel)
1982 Museumstekster
1984 Troende sinn (novel)
1984 Fabel X (novel)
1985 Under aftenhimmelen (Under the Evening Sky) (novel)
1986 Lille Orlando (novel)
1988 Gjensyn fra en fremtid
1989 Merkelige Maja (novel)
1990 Innerste rommet
1991 Hva med Hippokrates? Essays
1991 Død over kulturen? Essays
1991 Oppdrag (Commission) (novel)
1992 Antilopens øyne (novel)
1993 Dagbok til en død (Diary for a Dead Husband) (novel)
1994 Frokost i det skjønne (novel)
1994 Gjenskinn (novel)
1995 Matadorens hånd (novel)
1996 En annen vei (novel)
1997 Skumring i Praha (novel)
1998 Gepardene (novel)
1999 Kan hende ved en bredd (novel)
2000 Forstenede øyeblikk (novel)
2001 Øynene i parken (novel)
2002 Reiser i et lukket rom
2003 De små hjelperne (novel)
2004 Eneboeren (novel)
2005 Drømmers møthe (novel)
2006 Tilbake fra intet; Reisen til Rimini