Jens Bjørneboe:
Out of Print and Unpublished Translations

Duke Hans (Hertug Hans, written 1948, published 1972).

Translated by Ted Huettig (unpublished).

Ere the Cock Crows (Før Hanen Galer, 1952).

Translated by Esther Greenleaf Mürer (unpublished).

The Least of These (Jonas, 1955)

Translated by Bernt Jebsen and Douglas K. Stafford (Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1959). Out of print. Substantial changes were made to the original in this edition: additions, cuts, paraphrases, and changes in the order of the chapters.
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Winter in Bellapalma (Vinter i Bellapalma, 1958)

Translated by Esther Greenleaf Mürer (unpublished).

Moment of Freedom (Frihetens Øyeblikk, 1966)

Translated by Esther Greenleaf Mürer (New York: Norton, 1975). Out of print. New edition published in 1999 by Norvik Press (U.K) and Dufour Editions (U.S.).

        Excerpt from second chapter of "Lemuria", translated by John Weinstock, in Modern Stories from many Lands, 2d enl. ed., edited by Clarence R. Decker and Charles Angott. New York: Manylands Books (1972?) p. 252-8. Previously published in The Literary Review.

Without a Stitch (Uten en Tråd, 1966)

Translated by Walter Barthold (New York: Grove Press, 1969). Out of print.

Without a Stitch 2 (Uden en Trævl II, 1966)

Translated by H. H. Bridge (New York: Grove Press, 1971). Out of print. .

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Many Happy Returns (Til Lykke med Dagen, 1965)

Translated by Jeffrey Brothen (Stockholm: Teater Forlag Arvid Englind, stencil).

The Bird-Lovers (Fugleelskerne, 1966)

In addition to Frederick Wasser's published translation, there are also translations by Timothy Schiff (Stockholm: Teater Forlag Arvid Englind, stencil) and Walter Barthold (unpublished). Schiff's is the only translation which attempts metrical renderings of the lyrics.

Blue Jeans (Dongery, 1976)

Translated by Jeffrey Brothen (unpublished).