Johan Borgen

Johan Borgen

Johan Collett Müller Borgen (28 April 1902 – 16 October 1979) was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic.

He was born in Kristiania. He was married to Annemarta Borgen. Under the pseudonym of Mumle Gåsegg (Mumble Goose-egg) 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 (1955). Borgen was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ("The Window") 1954-1959.

Awards

• 1945 Gyldendal's Endowment
• 1955 Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
• 1965 Dobloug Prize
• 1965 Bokhandlerprisen for Lillelord
• 1967 Nordic Council's Literature Prize