{{Short description|Norwegian journalist}} thumb|Per Bang '''Per Bang''' (29 November 1922 – 24 April 2010) was a Norwegian journalist. He worked in ''Dagens Næringsliv'' from 1946 to 2006, and became known for his column ''På nattbordet''.
==Career== He was born in Oslo, and was a bookseller's apprentice when World War II broke out. In 1943 he was taken as a "hostage" by the Nazi German occupants of Norway, imprisoned at Bredtveit concentration camp from 27 February to 5 April and then at Grini concentration camp to 20 December 1943.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene|editor=Giertsen, Børre R.|page=260|year=1946|language=no|publisher=Cappelen|location=Oslo}}</ref>
After the war he considered finishing secondary education, but instead worked in the newspaper ''Jarlsberg'' from 1945 to 1947.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Per Bang (1922-2010)|last=Møst|first=Morten|date=26 April 2010|work=Dagens Næringsliv|page=36|language=no}}</ref> In 1946 he was hired in ''Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende'', later named ''Dagens Næringsliv'',<ref name=ntb>{{cite news|title=Per Bang 80 år 29. november|agency=Norwegian News Agency|date=8 November 2002|language=no}}</ref> where he worked until 2006, from 1956 to 1974 as London correspondent. He was formally a freelancer since 1989,<ref name=obit/> and when retiring he was one of Norway's oldest active journalists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Skal selv lese bøker|last=Reinholdtsen|first=Linda|date=1 December 2006|work=Journalisten|language=no}}</ref> He became known for his column ''På nattbordet'', though unsigned, where he enquired businesspeople and others on what books they were reading. On occasions, the result would be subtly embarrassing for the interview object.<ref name=obit2>{{cite news|title=Per Bang|last=Valebrokk|first=Kåre|author-link=Kåre Valebrokk|date=30 April 2010|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}</ref> He also worked with the catalogue for the art exhibition ''Norske Bilder''.<ref name=ntb/>
He issued several books, both fiction and non-fiction. His debut was the short story collection ''Dommedag for deg'' (1952), and he also released the novel ''Stedfortredere'' (1981). His non-fiction books were mostly from his period as London correspondent, including ''Den Norske Klub i London 75 år'' (1962), ''Er de gale?'' (1967) and ''Londonguide'' (with Anne-Marie Bang, 1970).<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Per Bang|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Per_Bang|language=no|access-date=15 June 2010}}</ref> He was a member of the Norwegian Authors' Union for some years, but backed out because he was more comfortable with the title "journalist".<ref>{{cite news|title=Livet mellom linjene|last=Eidsvåg|first=Terje|date=26 August 2000|work=Adresseavisen|page=13|language=no}}</ref> He received the Golden Pen award from the Riksmål Society in 1990.<ref name=obit/>
Bang was active in Amnesty International and Nei til atomvåpen[https://neitilatomvapen.org/]. He was a Roman Catholic, and was married twice. He died in April 2010.<ref name=obit/>
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