Awards & Winners

Johan Borgen

Date of Birth 28-April-1902
Place of Birth Oslo
(Norway)
Nationality Norway
Also know as Mumle Gåsegg, Johan Collett Müller Borgen
Profession Writer, Journalist, Critic, Author
Johan Collett Müller Borgen was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic. He was married to Annemarta Borgen. Under the pseudonym of Mumle Gåsegg he wrote shorter articles in the newspaper Dagbladet, particularly during World War II. His articles were ironic and derogatory of the Nazi government, and he kept this up for a long time before being found out. In the end though, he was caught and sent to the prison camp Grini. His best-known work is the novel Lillelord. Borgen was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet 1954-1959.

Awards by Johan Borgen

Check all the awards nominated and won by Johan Borgen.

1967


Nordic Council's Literature Prize
Honored for : Nye noveller
(Norway)

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize Nye noveller
Norway

1966


Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize Nye noveller
Norway

1965


Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
Dobloug Prize - Norway

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize Blåtind
Norway