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Robert Ferguson
Robert Ferguson was born in the UK in 1948 and left school in 1966. He worked at a number of jobs including postman, hospital porter, deckhand on a trawler, factory worker, cook, d...view moreRobert Ferguson was born in the UK in 1948 and left school in 1966. He worked at a number of jobs including postman, hospital porter, deckhand on a trawler, factory worker, cook, driver etc before enrolling at UCL, London in 1976 and taking a course in Scandinavian Studies. He graduated in 1980. In 1983 he emigrated to Norway and has made his home there since. He began his literary career as a radio dramatist, translating and adapting for radio works by Knut Hamsun and Henrik Ibsen for the BBC. He has also written eleven original radio plays and twice won the BBC Methuen Giles Cooper Award for Best Radio Drama, in 1984 and 1986. His first literary biography was Enigma: The Life of Knut Hamsun, which was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Best Biography Award in 1987. It also won the University of London J.G.Robertson Award. In 1996 Enigma was dramatized as a 6-part television series by NRK (Norwegian State Television) As well as literary biographies and a history of the Vikings, Ferguson has written two novels, published only in Norwegian.view less
Books by Robert Ferguson
Kierkegaard Making Conflict Work: Harnessing the Power of Disagreement Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Knights Templar and Scotland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Cabin in the Mountains: A Norwegian Odyssey Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The River-Names of Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurnames as a Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLate Starter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe River-Names of Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurnames as a Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe River-Names of Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Robert Ferguson
The Cabin in the Mountains Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Vikings: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5