Rolf Jacobsen - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	08-March-1907
Place of Birth	Oslo (Norway)
Nationality	Norway
Profession	Poet, Writer, Author
Rolf Jacobsen could be said to be the first modernist writer in Norway. Jacobsen's career as a writer spanned more than fifty years. He is one of Scandinaviaâ€™s most distinguished poets, who launched poetic modernism in Norway with his first book, Jord og jern in 1933. Jacobsen's work has been translated into over twenty languages. The central theme in his work is the balance between nature and technology â€“ he was called "the Green Poet" in Norwegian literature.

Awards by Rolf Jacobsen

Check all the awards nominated and won by Rolf Jacobsen.

1990

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Neustadt International Prize for Literature

1986

Aschehoug Prize

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize	Night Watch Norway

1976

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize	Breathing exercise Norway

1974

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize	Mind the Doors - The Doors are Closing Norway

1973

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize	Mind the Doors - The Doors are Closing Norway

1968

Dobloug Prize - Norway

1965

Riksmål Society Literature Prize

1960

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature - Prize for the Best Literary Work (Adult)	Honored for : Brev til lyset

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