Faroese writer and teacher
Sámal Johansen (born 31 October 1899 in Haldórsvík, Faroe Islands, died 11 March 1991) was a Faroese writer and teacher. He was the father of Marita Petersen, the first female prime minister of the Faroe Islands.[1]
In the years 1928 - 1931, Sámal Johansen was editor, together with Samuel Jacob Sesanus Olsen, of the children's magazine Barnablaðið.[2][3][4]
Johansen received the Faroese Literature Prize, also known as M.A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn in Faroese, in 1975 for the book 'Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld'.[5]
Published
- 1950 Hylurin in Mín jólabók
- 1957 Jólaaftanskvøld in Mín jólabók
- 1961 Tvey systkin in Mín jólabók
- 1970 Á bygd fyrst í 20. øld (book)[6]
- 1972 Heimbygdin og aðrar søgur (book, the title means: My hometown and other stories)
- 1980 Til lands in Mín jólabók ("Mín jólabók" means "My Christmas book". It contains short stories, poems etc. and is published every year shortly before Christmas in November/December by "Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags", the publishing house of the Faroese Teachers' Association.)
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