Literary Library

Bjornstjerne Bjornson

by Angela Beck January 14, 2024

December 8, 1832 - April 26, 2010Norwegian writerAuthor of "A Happy Boy", Sigurd the Bad" and "The Bankrupt"Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1...

Nobel Prize Norway Norwegian Writer

by Angela Beck January 02, 2024

December 6, 1968 - Norwegian novelistBest known for his six autobiographical novels titled "My Struggle" as well as "A Time for Everything" and "T...

Autobiography Norway Norwegian Novel Novelist

by Angela Beck December 18, 2023

December 3, 1684 - January 28, 1754Norwegian writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwrightAuthor of "Jeppe on the Hill", "Erasmus Montan...

Author Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Historian history Norway Norwegian Philosopher Philosophy Play Plays Playwright

by Angela Beck November 06, 2021

November 6, 1833 - July 5, 1908Norwegian novelist, poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Pilot and His Wife", "Livsslaven" and Weird Tales from the No...

Drama Dramatist Norway Norwegian Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poet Laureate Theater Theatre