Wildenvey House
Wildenvey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gisken Wildenvey (1892–1985), Norwegian novelist and author of short stories *Herman Wildenvey Herman Wildenvey (20 July 1885 – 27 September 1959), born Herman Theodor Portaas, was one of the most prominent Norwegian poets of the twentieth century. During his lifetime he published 44 books of his own poetry, in addition to translati ... (1885–1959), Norwegian poet {{Short pages monitor ...
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Gisken Wildenvey
Gisken Wildenvey (23 March 1892 – 14 January 1985) was a Norwegian novelist and author of short stories. Jonette Pauline Andreassen was born at Austvågøy at Vågan in Lofoten, Norway. She was the daughter of farmer Anton Lauritz Andreassen and Inger Martha Jentoft Petersen. The name Gisken had been given to her by the poet Herman Wildenvey whom she married in 1912. From 1927 they lived at Hergisheim in Stavern. She made her literary debut in 1925 with the short story collection ''Bedaarere''. She was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated wi ... in 1965. References 1892 births 1985 deaths People from Vågan Norwegian memoirists Norwegian women short story writers Norwegian women novelists Women memoirists 20th-centu ...
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