Nordahl Grieg
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Nordahl Grieg sometime during World War II.
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| Born | Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg 1 November 1902 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 2 December 1943 (aged 41) Kleinmachnow, Germany |
| Pen name | Jonatan Jerv (early works) |
| Occupation | Playwright, poet, novelist, journalist, soldier |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Notable works | Til Ungdommen |
| Spouse | Gerd Egede-Nissen |
Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg, known as Nordahl Grieg, (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular poet and a controversial public figure in his lifetime. Nordahl Grieg was never a member of the Communist Party of Norway, after agreement with the party, to serve the Communist idea. Nordahl could do better party work outside the party, without being the target of the witch hunt against communists. He served as chair of the political organization Friends of the Soviet Union (1935–1940). He was the brother of publisher Harald Grieg.
Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway, the son of lector Peter Grieg and Helga née Vollan. Grieg was married to actress Gerd Egede-Nissen. He was related to the famous composer Edvard Grieg (though very remotely), and brother of the powerful Norwegian publisher Harald Grieg.
Grieg studied at King Frederick's University (now the University of Oslo) and spent some time travelling abroad, sometimes as a tourist and sometimes as a sailor. Receiving the Norway Scholarship for 1924, Grieg spent a year at Wadham College, Oxford in England, studying history and literature. At least one of Grieg's poems, "Kapellet i Wadham College" ("the Chapel in Wadham College"), was inspired by his stay at Wadham, where he was a contemporary of Cecil Day-Lewis and where he among others befriended G.K. Laycock. Grieg made his debut in 1922 with first book of poetry Omkring Kap det gode Haab ("Around the Cape of Good Hope"), based on personal seagoing experiences - as was Skibet gaar videre ("The Ship Sails On") in 1924. The latter book aroused controversy for its exposure of sailors' harsh living and working conditions.
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