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Born August 20, 1897 • Norway
Died March 15, 1970 (aged 72) • Norway
Notable Works “Kvinner ropar heim” • “The Birds” • “The Great Cycle” • “House in the Dark, The” • “The Seed”
Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian writer
Fløgstad, Kjartan
Kjartan Fløgstad
Norwegian writer
Kielland, Alexander Lange
Alexander Lange Kielland
Norwegian writer
Johan Borgen
Norwegian author
Camilla Collett
Norwegian author
Hans E. Kinck.
Hans E. Kinck
Norwegian writer
Dag Solstad
Norwegian writer
Tryggve Andersen
Norwegian writer
Kristmann Gudmundsson
Icelandic author
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset
Norwegian author
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Norwegian author
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson
Norwegian author
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
Norwegian author
Garborg, Arne Evensen
Arne Evensen Garborg
Norwegian author
Nordahl Grieg
Norwegian author
Alfred Hauge
Norwegian writer
Duun, Olav
Olav Duun
Norwegian writer
Jens Bjørneboe
Norwegian author
Sigurd Hoel
Norwegian novelist