Olav Hauge was a Norwegian poet born on August 18, 1908. He is best known for his poetry collections, such as The Bullfinch Rising from the Cherry Tree. He was also a translator, producing Norwegian versions of the works of authors such as William Butler Yeats, Arthur Rimbaud, and Bertolt Brecht.
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About
Norwegian poet known for The Bullfinch Rising from the Cherry Tree and other poetry collections. Also a translator, he produced Norwegian versions of the works of such authors as william Butler Yeats, Arthur Rimbaud, and Bertolt Brecht.
Before Fame
He published his first poems in 1946. A little over a decade later, he won the prestigious Kritikerprisen Award for Norwegian literature.
Trivia
His late-career poetry began to follow modernist and concrete Models. He also found literary inspiration in Chinese poetry.
Family Life
He was born in Ulvik, Norway and lived there until his death.
Associated With
He translated poems by Stephen Crane and other prominent authors.