Odd Eidem


Odd Eidem was a Norwegian writer, journalist and literary critic.

Biography

He was born in Kristiania, Norway. He was the eldest of three sons born to Gunnar Kølbel and Dorothea Serine Eidem.
His parents were divorced during his youth. He grew up in Hamar and received his artium in 1931. He earned a master's degree in literature history at the University of Oslo in 1938.
nd debuted in 1939 as a fictional author. During the 1930s, he was an active member of the political movement Mot Dag.
He worked as a secretary for Nansenhjelpen in the years 1938-40.
After World War II, Eidem became a literary critic at Verdens Gang where he remained a regular contributor until 1977.
From 1955 to 1977, he also wrote theater reviews.
He wrote a column for Aftenposten from 1978 to 1988.
His performances on radio can be heard on the CD collection Hørøretøret from the Gunnar Haugan NRK radio program Hørøret.
Eidem was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1978 for the flaneries, Cruise. He received the Cappelen Prize in 1980.

Selected works