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Johannes Heggland (29 June 1919 – 24 January 2008) was a Norwegian novelist, short story and children's literature writer, playwright, and politician.〔(''Johannes Heggland, Poet and historian of Sunnhordland'' (Johannes Heggland på nettet) )〕〔(''Johannes Heggland'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no) )〕 ==Biography== Johannes Andreas Martin Heggland was born at Tysnes in Hordaland, Norway. Heggland grew up as the youngest of 11 children in a family with a living oral tradition. His home region of Sunnhordland is a traditional district, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county of Hordaland, near the mouth of the Hardangerfjord.〔(''Johannes Martin Heggland'' (Hans H. Skei. Store norske leksikon) )〕 He participated in local politics for nearly 30 years. Heggland was mayor in Tysnes from 1956 to 1959, and again from 1968 to 1971. He was chairman of Norwegian Authors' Union from 1982 to 1985 and member of the Nordic Council's literary prize committee from 1983 to 1986. He was also a member of the Norwegian Language Council and board member for Riksteatret.〔(''Johannes Heggland'' (Aftenposten) )〕 Heggland made his literary debut in 1941 with ''Folk under fjell'', and later wrote more than sixty books. Nearly half of his books are based on extensive historical studies, from the Bronze Age to the present time, with emphasis on the time around the Black Death. His prose is in the broad epic tradition with a Sunnhordland dialect and great insight into Norwegian rural society. Heggland stood outside modernism, social realism and metaphysical literature. He insisted all along on epic realism and traditionalism.〔(''Johannes Heggland – utdypning'' (Kåre Glette. Store norske leksikon) )〕 ''Mostraspelet'' is a play in three acts with music by Kjell Habbestad. It had its world premiere in 1984. Set on the island of Moster in Sunnhordland during the years 995, 997 and 1024, the play deals with the introduction of Christianity in Norway by King Olaf Tryggvason. Mostraspelet'' is performed annually at the open-air theatre in Bømlo.〔(''Kjell Habbestad - Biography'' (MIC Listen to Norway) )〕〔(''Mostraspelet'' (visitnorway.com) )〕 ''Håkonarspelet – Kongen med gullhjelmen'' is a series of historic plays he wrote based upon the reign of King Håkon I of Norway. The plays are performed annual as part of the ''Håkonarspelet'' summer festival. They have been performed since 1997 at the Royal Norwegian Navy at Haakonsvern, at Fitjar and Seim in Hordaland and at Eivindvik in Sogn og Fjordane.〔(''Håkonarspelet'' (Kongen med gullhjelmen) )〕 Johannes Heggland received a number of literary awards for during his career, including the Nynorsk litteraturpris in 1988, Doblougprisen in 1990 and Emmausprisen in 2001. He was proclaimed a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for his cultural work.〔(''Johannes Heggland, Biografi'' (Johannes Heggland på nettet) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johannes Heggland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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