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Born November 25, 1881 • Norway
Died July 17, 1939 (aged 57) • Oslo • Norway
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson
Norwegian author
Garborg, Arne Evensen
Arne Evensen Garborg
Norwegian author
Nordahl Grieg
Norwegian author
Kielland, Alexander Lange
Alexander Lange Kielland
Norwegian writer
Jens Bjørneboe
Norwegian author
Johan Borgen
Norwegian author
Dag Solstad
Norwegian writer
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian dramatist and poet
Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg, Baron Holberg
Scandinavian author
Heiberg, Gunnar
Gunnar Heiberg
Norwegian playwright
Ørjasæter, Tore
Tore Ørjasæter
Norwegian poet
Johan Nordahl Brun
Norwegian author
Obstfelder, Sigbjørn
Sigbjørn Obstfelder
Norwegian poet
Mary Hayley Bell
British author and actress
James Goldman
American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
British novelist
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Voltaire
Voltaire
French philosopher and author
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer