Non-literary achievements André Bjerke

bjerke around 1980

he co-host of television show streiftog grenseland ( visits in border sone ) in 1973. series of shows first dedicated investigating paranormal , occult phenomena. harald tusberg, whom had written uncle oscar other host.

andré bjerke excellent chess player, , has written several essays history , culture of chess. 1 of chess books, spillet mitt liv ( game in life ) written between 1968 , 1975, considered chess book of century in informal poll held norwegian chess federation in 1999.

norway many years troubled strife between 2 different language adherent groups. vast majority, prefers bokmål (traditional standard norwegian), while neo-norwegian preferred parts of population in mountain districts , in rural districts in western norway. third faction tried merge 2 languages on, called samnorsk. andré bjerke sided firmly conservative part of majority , 1 of founders of alternative association of authors, named after year founded, 1952, in opposition lax reactions in older authors association on attempts make merged language. bjerke s , others strong opposition , example made of using language in poems, dramas , prose, contributed end of merger attempts , more relaxed atmosphere districts choose variety of norwegian instead of having enforced on national level.

after debilitating stroke in 1981, bound wheelchair rest of life.

bjerke married actress henny moan. had daughter, vilde, wrote book father, du visste om et land. om min far andré bjerke ( knew of country. father andré bjerke ) in 2002.