Nini Roll Anker
Also known as: Nicoline Magdalene Roll Anker / Jo Nein / Kåre P.Nini Roll Anker, originally Nicoline Magdalene Roll Anker, was a Norwegian writer and playwright. She was born in Molde in 1873 and she died in 1942.
She wrote under her own name as well as the pseudonyms Jo Nein and Kåre P.
Nini Roll Anker often wrote about controversial topics. In addition to misogyny and other issues related to gender she put issues such as the role of the church, homosexuality, the urge to judge others and military hero myths on the agenda.
The book The Weak Sex (Norwegian: Det Svake Kjøn), is considered her main work. Three of her most well-known plays are The Church (Norwegian: Kirken), Piken (literally: The Maid) and På Ærens Mark (literally: On the Grounds of Honour).
Information
(Objekt ID 16252)| Object type | Person |
| Also known as | Nicoline Magdalene Roll Anker / Jo Nein / Kåre P. |
| Born | May 3, 1873 (dead May 20, 1942) |
| Functions | Author, Dramatist/Playwright |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Female |
SOURCES:
Store Norske Leksikon, snl.no, 28.08.2011, http://snl.no/Nini_Roll_Anker
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Church (The National Theatre) | March 19, 1999 | Playwright |
| Kvinnen og den svarte fuglen (Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre)) | January 10, 1997 | Author |
| Kvinnen og den svarte fuglen (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division) | October 5, 1982 | Author |
| Kvinnen og den svarte fuglen () | 1981 | Author |
| Den som henger i en tråd (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division) | February 26, 1980 | Author |
| På ærens mark* (On the Ground of Honour) (The National Theatre) | April 26, 1934 | Playwright |
| Snobben (Balkongen) | December 3, 1927 | Translation |
| Piken* (The Maid) (The National Theatre) | January 29, 1925 | Playwright |
| Komedien (The National Theatre) | January 9, 1923 | Playwright |
| The Church (The National Theatre) | April 21, 1921 | Playwright |
| Firfeier* (Chimney Sweep) (The National Theatre) | March 30, 1912 | Playwright |
| Firfeier (Trondhjems Nationale Scene) | March 15, 1912 | Playwright |
| Title | Publiseringsdato | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Piken* (The Maid) | Script, Drama | – Author |
| Firfeier* (Chimney Sweep) | Script | – Author |
| På ærens mark* (On the Ground of Honour) | 1934, Script, Drama | – Author |
| Kvinnen og den svarte fuglen | 1945, Literature, Novel | – Author |
| The Church | 1920, Script, Drama | – Author |
| Komedien | 1923, Script, Drama | – Author |
| Den som henger i en tråd | 1935, Script | – Author |