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Norwegian Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Norway or whose writings are closely associated with the country. A * Anna Caspari Agerholt (1892–1943), women's rights activist, writer and educator, covered the history of the Norwegian women's movement *Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–1985), early modernist poet, travel writer * Ella Anker (1870–1958), journalist, playwright, pamphleteer *Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942), prolific realistic novelist, playwright *Ingeborg Arvola (born 1974), novelist, children's writer *Elise Aubert (1837–1909), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer B *Irene Ibsen Bille (1901–1985), novelist, playwright * Inger Bråtveit (born 1978), novelist, children's writer *Toril Brekke (born 1949), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, works on women's rights * Hanne Bramness (born 1959), poet *Gerd Brantenberg (born 1941], novelist, dramatist, feminist * Elin Brodin (born 1963), novelist * Magdalene Sophie Buchholm (1758–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Colban
Marie Colban (18 December 1814 – 27 March 1884) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer and translator. Biography She was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Peter Nicolai Schmidt (1776–1846) and Petronelle Sandberg (1787–1846). Her father was an attorney. She was married to teacher Nathanael Angell Colban (1793–1850) from 1836. After his death in 1850 she resided in Paris from 1856 and also wrote for Norwegian newspapers. In the summer months she usually visited Norway, but in the autumn she returned to Paris. She translated Eugène Sue's novel ''Mathilde'' and other literary works from French into Norwegian language. Her first literary work was ''Lærerinden'' from 1869. She later wrote ''Tre Noveller'', 1873, and ''Jeg lever'', 1877. From 1882 to 1884 she published a series of memoir articles from her Paris years in the magazine ''Nyt Tidsskrift''. She spent her final years in Rome , established_title = Founded , estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (16 January 163419 February 1716) was a Norwegian author. She principally wrote hymns and poems which were strongly religious. She has been characterized as Norway's first recognized female author as well as Norway's first feminist before feminism became a recognized concept. Background Dorothe Engelbretsdatter was born in Bergen, Norway. She was the daughter of Rector and Vicar, Engelbret Jørgenssøn (1592–1659) and Anna Wrangel. Her father was originally head of Bergen Cathedral School, and later dean of Bergen Cathedral. In her youth, Dorothe spent some time in Copenhagen. In 1652, she married Ambrosius Hardenbeck (1621–1683), a theological writer famous for his flowery funeral sermons, who succeeded her father at the Cathedral in 1659. They had five sons and four daughters. Career In 1678 her first volume appeared, '' Siælens Sang-Offer'' published at Copenhagen. This volume of hymns and devotional pieces, very modestly brought o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magli Elster
Magli Elster (née Raknes; 21 November 1912 – 11 May 1993) was a Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator. Personal life Elster was born in the neighborhood of Vålerenga in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of psychologist Ola Raknes (1887–1975) and poet-playwright Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965). She grew up partly in Vålerenga, Kviteseid and Paris. She was married to writer and Director-General of the NRK Torolf Elster (1911–2006) and was the mother of philosopher Jon Elster. Career Elster received psychoanalytic training in Prague from 1934 to 1937, and practiced as psychoanalyst from 1937 to 1943. From 1947 to 1985 she was assigned as literary critic for the newspaper ''Arbeiderbladet''. She made her literary debut in 1952 with the poetry collection ''Trikken går i engen'', and her literary breakthrough was the collection ''Med hilsen fra natten'' from 1953. Further collections are ''Den syngende flåten'' from 1955, ''En pike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Karin Elstad
Anne Karin Elstad (19 January 1938 – 4 April 2012) was a Norwegian author known for her book series featuring the character ''Julie''. Biography Anne Karin Hestnes was born 19 January 1938, in Halsa to farm owner Johan Hestnes (1897–1980) and Jenny Roaldset (1900–1950), and grew up in Valsøyfjord in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. She was educated as a teacher from 1959 to 1963, and worked in the profession until 1978, before she dedicated her full-time to writing. She debuted as an author in 1976 with the novel ''Folket på Innhaug'', which is the first of four novels in a popular series about the people who lived at Innhaug. The other three titles are ''Magret'' (1977), ''Nytt rotfeste'' (1979) and ''Veiene møtes'' (1980). Elstad was also known for her four-part series about Julie. The first book was titled ''Julie'' (1993), and it was followed by ''Som dine dager er'' ''(As are your days)'' (1995), ''Lenker'' ''(Chains)'' (1998) and ''Fri'' ''(Free)'' (2000). Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawdna Carita Eira
Rawdna Carita Eira (born 6 October 1970 in Elverum) is a Norwegian and Sámi playwright and author. She grew up in Brønnøysund in Nordland county in Norway and trained to be a teacher. She has worked as a reindeer herder, stage manager and playwright associated with Beaivváš Sámi Theatre. She has written lyrics for her own songs and tunes by, among others, Mari Boine. Eira published a bilingual book in 2011, ''ruohta muzetbeallji ruohta/løp svartøre løp'', which was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2012. She lives in Kautokeino Kautokeino ( no, Kautokeino; se, Guovdageaidnu ; fkv, Koutokeino; fi, Koutokeino) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. Other villages .... Selected works * "Grense", short stories in ''Gába'' 1998:1-2 * ''Elle muitalus/ Elens historie'', drama, 2003 * ''Kjøttstykker'', short stories in ''Kuiper'' 2008:3-4 * ''Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Einan
Ellen Einan (5 June 1931 – 25 March 2013) was a Norwegian poet and illustrator. Biography Ellen Einan was born at Svolvaer in Nordland, Norway, on 5 June 1931. Einan was known throughout Norway for her compact writing style, mystical vocabulary, vivid imagery, and overall unusual but fascinating poems. She made her literary debut in 1982 with the poetry collection ''Den gode engsøster''. Among her more notable works included ''Søster natt'' (1985), ''Døgnfarvene er mørke'' (1991), ''De syv nattstegene'' (1992), ''Jade for min engel'' (1994) ''Innenfor og utenfor er ett'' (1999) and ''Dagen får min uro'' (2004). Several of her books were illustrated with her own drawings. She was awarded the Aschehoug Prize The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, bas ... in 2002 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marit Eikemo
Marit Eikemo (born 1971) is a Norwegian essayist, novelist, journalist and magazine editor. Eikemo was born in Odda. She edited the book ''Her, no: Møte med unge menneske'' in 1999, and contributed to the essay collection ''Synd.no'' from 2001. Her first novel was ''Mellom oss sagt'' from 2006. In 2008 she published the essay collection ''Samtidsruinar'', and in 2009 the novel ''Arbeid pågår''. She was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize for the novel ''Samtale ventar'' in 2011. Eikemo was co-editor of the cultural and political magazine '' Syn og Segn'' from 2003 to 2006, jointly with Hilde Sandvik. References 1971 births Living people People from Odda Norwegian women novelists Norwegian essayists Norwegian magazine editors 21st-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian women writers Women magazine editors {{norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Thue Ebbell
Clara Thue Ebbell (22 February 1880 – 1971) was a Norwegian author. She was born in Grimstad. She is known for her works of young adult fiction; titles include ''Hun som skrev Onkel Toms hytte'' (1916), ''Da Mayflower drog'' (1920), ''Fire på egen hånd'' (1935, 1959), ''Maja'' (1960) and ''I ungdomsbyen med Henrik Ibsen'' (1966). in BIBSYS She also biographed (1917), |
Astrid Sverresdotter Dypvik
Astrid Sverresdotter Dypvik (born October 19, 1977) is a Norwegian journalist and historian, and was the head of ''Norsk Målungdom'', the youth branch of the Language Organisation of Norway, from 2000 to 2002. Dypvik was born in Lensvik in the municipality of Agdenes. She received a master's degree in history from the University of Oslo with a thesis on German postwar history. As a journalist, she has written for the newspapers ''Morgenbladet'' and ''Klassekampen'', among others, and served as op-ed and debate editor for ''Klassekampen''. She is employed at the newspaper ''Nationen''. In addition, she has served as an editorial board member for the historical journal '' Fortid''. Under her leadership, ''Norsk Målungdom'' especially worked to develop software for Nynorsk and, among other things, together with the School Student Union of Norway, organized the "Student Strike for Nynorsk Data" on September 28, 2000, in which 30,000 students went on strike. In 2012 she published t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conradine Birgitte Dunker
Conradine Birgitte Dunker (née Hansteen) (25 August 1780 – 11 September 1866) was a Norwegian socialite and writer. Biography Conradine Birgitte Hansteen was born in Christiania, 25 August 1780. Her parents were the custom official Johannes Mathias Hansteen (1744–1792) and Anne Cathrine Treschow (1754–1829). In 1796, she married captain Ulrik Anton Nicolai Blix Aamodt (1758-1806), and in 1807, she married the businessman Johan Friedrich Wilhelm Dunker (1775–1844). She was the mother of Bernhard Dunker and Vilhelmine Ullmann. Her younger brother was astronomer Christopher Hansteen; as such she was the aunt of feminist and painter Aasta Hansteen Aasta Hansteen, also known as Hasta Hanseen (born December 10, 1824 – April 13, 1908), was a Norwegian painter, writer, and early feminist. Life and career Aasta Hansteen was born in Christiania, modern day Oslo, the daughter of Christopher .... She held a "prominent spot in the social life of the capital city", according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Loved Tiberius
{{Infobox book , name= I Loved Tiberius , title_orig= Jeg elsket Tiberius , translator= Naomi Walford , image= File:ILovedTiberius.jpg , caption= First UK edition , author= Elisabeth Dored , illustrator= , cover_artist= , country= Norway , language= Norwegian , series= , genre= , publisher= Methuen (UK) Pantheon Books (USA) , release_date= 1959 , media_type= Print (Hardback & Paperback) , sales= , pages= 368 , isbn= 978-82-03-19359-0 , preceded_by= , followed_by= ''Jeg elsket Tiberius'' is a 1959 romance novel by Elisabeth Dored. It was first translated into English by Naomi Walford in Great Britain by Methuen and United States by Pantheon Books in 1963 under the name ''I Loved Tiberius''. The novel was written as a careful reappraisal of the contemporary sources, placing Julia and Tiberius in a more positive light. The novel is set in 1st century BC Rome, centred on Julia the Elder, the daughter of Augustus and her life right up until her death. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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