Eva Ramm

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Eva Ramm
Born (1925-11-23) 23 November 1925 (age 98)
Bergen, Norway
Occupation(s)Psychologist
Essayist, novelist, children's writer

Eva Ramm (born 23 November 1925) is a Norwegian psychologist, essayist, novelist and children's writer.

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Personal life

Born in Bergen on 23 November 1925, Ramm has been married twice, first to Wilhelm Ernst Ramm, and second time to Trygve Alfarnæs. [1]

Career

Ramm made her literary debut in 1958 with the novel Med støv på hjernen ("With dust on the brain"). The novel was translated into several languages, and was basis for the successful film Støv på hjernen in 1959, as well as a Danish remake from 1961. She has written 22 books. Among them are Engel på vidvanke ("Angel on a whim") from 1962, Kvinnekall og mannefall ("Feminine and masculine") 1965, Noe må gjøres ("Something has to be done") (for young people) 1968, Mors tre hoder ("Mother's three heads") 1973, Ærlig talt ("Frankly") (for young people) 1975. She advocated the theory of a plural ego in her book Det plurale jeg. Normalt å være spaltet? ("The plural I. Normally to be split?") in 1995. Kjære Sokrates("Dear Socrates") is written in 1981, and Elskeren Jeshua ("The lover Jeshua") in 1985. She has also written other books on religion and psychiatry, like Fra tro til virkelighet (From belief to reality") 1976, Psykiatri til å bli gal av ("Psychiatry to drive you crazy") 2002, Livssyn uten religion ("View of life without religion") 2008. Among her crime novels are Skynd deg, min elskede ("Hurry, my beloved") 1986 and Mord i prestens hage ("Murder in the priest's garden") 1992. She edited the magazine Sykepleien ("Nursing") from 1973 to 1977. [1] [2]

Member of Norwegian PEN. Member of NBU, and leader 1971-1973. Member DnF from 1965. Local politician in Nesodden 1957-1971 with many offices. Specialist psychologist from 1983. Private praxis from 1988.

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References

  1. 1 2 Jor, Finn. "Eva Ramm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Eva Ramm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 January 2015.