Gabriel Finne


Edvard Gabriel Finne was a Norwegian writer.

Life and work

Finne was born in Bergen. He became a student in 1888, worked for a time as a journalist in Kristiania, and published his first novel in 1889, Filosofen, with action that takes place in a literary bohemian environment. Finne's books are sparse and sharp in their highly realistic presentation, and there is an intense mood of bitterness and uneasiness in his portrayals. In the space of a few years, Finne published the novel Doktor Wangs børn, the short story collection Unge syndere, the novel To damer, the plays Uglen, Før afskeden, and Konny, Skuespil i tre Akter, and the story Rachel. Finne's bold narrative aroused an outrage, which caused the publisher to stop the sale of Unge syndere, and the book was also not well received by the public. After a few years of silence, in 1898 he published I afgrunden, a series of gloomy and eerie depictions of reality with great artistic power. Finn's writing is naturalistic, both in style and attitude.

Works