Background
Born in Bossekop village, Alta municipality, his family moved to Tromsø when Rasmussen was 3 years old, and he grew up there.
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Egil Rasmussen
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He received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1949.
Career
Rasmussen worked for many years as a lektor. From 1948 to 1964 he was literary critic for the newspaper Aftenposten. His first literary effort was at 20 years of age when he produced the novel Østen og vesten in 1923.
His last novel, En norsk bygdelegende, was a dystopian vision of the future, which came out posthumously in 1966.
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June 18, 1964 (aged 61) -
Nationality
Norway