Arne Garborg (born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg) (25 January 1851 – 14 January 1924) was a Norwegian writer. Garborg championed the use of

Landsmål Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Nor ...

(now known as

Nynorsk Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Nor ...

, or New Norwegian), as a literary language; he translated the

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into it. He founded the weekly '' Fedraheimen'' in 1877, in which he urged reforms in many spheres including political, social, religious, agrarian, and linguistic. He was married to

Hulda Garborg Hulda Garborg (née Bergersen, 22 February 1862 – 5 November 1934) was a Norwegian writer, novelist, playwright, poet, folk dancer, and theatre instructor. She was married to Arne Garborg, and is today perhaps best known for kindling interest ...

. He was nominated for the

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six times.

Life and career

Garborg grew up on a farm named Garborg, near Undheim, in

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municipality at

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county. He grew up together with eight siblings. Although he was to become known as an author, it was as a newspaperman that he got his start. In 1872 he established the newspaper ''

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'', and in 1877 the '' Fedraheimen'', which he served as managing editor until 1892. In the 1880s he was also a journalist for the ''

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''. In 1894 he laid the ground, together with Rasmus Steinsvik, for the paper ''

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'';Norway's independence day. which changed its name to '' Norsk Tidend'' in 1935. As of 1898 Garborg was among the contributors of ''

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'', a political and cultural magazine established by

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. His novels are profound and gripping while his essays are clear and insightful. He was never inclined to steer clear of controversy. His work tackled the issues of the day, including the relevance of religion in modern times, the conflicts between national and European identity, and the ability of the common people to actually participate in political processes and decisions. In 2012 the Garborg Centre opened at

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, Time. It is dedicated to the literature and philosophy of Arne and his wife, Hulda. Several of their homes are now turned into museums, like Garborgheimen, Labråten,

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and Knudaheio.

Bibliography

* ''Ein Fritenkjar'' (1878) * ''Bondestudentar'' (1883) * ''Forteljingar og Sogar'' (1884) * '' Mannfolk'' (1886) * ''Uforsonlige'' (1888) * ''Hjaa ho Mor'' (1890) * ''Kolbotnbrev'' (1890) (Letters) * ''Trætte Mænd'' (1891) (published in English as '' Tired Men'' or '' Weary Men'') * ''Fred'' (1892) (published in English as ''

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'') * ''Jonas Lie. En Udviklingshistorie'' (1893) * '' Haugtussa'' (1895) (Poetry) * ''Læraren'' (1896) * ''Den burtkomme Faderen'' (1899) (published in English in 1920 as ''The Lost Father'', translation by

Mabel Johnson Leland Mabel Johnson Leland (September 7, 1871 – March 23, 1947) was an American lecturer on Scandinavian literature and translator from Norwegian to English. Her most notable work with the translation of Arne Garborg's ''The Lost Father'' from the Ne ...

) * ''I Helheim'' (1901) * ''Knudahei-brev'' (1904) (Letters) * ''Jesus Messias'' (1906) * ''Heimkomin Son'' (1906) * ''Dagbok 1905–1923'' (1925–1927) (Diary) * ''Tankar og utsyn'' (1950) (Essays)

Quotations

"It is said that with money you can have everything, but you cannot. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine but not health; knowledge but not wisdom; glitter, but not beauty; fun, but not joy; acquaintances, but not friends; servants, but not faithfulness; leisure, but not peace. You can have the husk of everything for money, but not the kernel."Editorial. ''The Weekender Newspaper.'' Cluny, Alberta, Canada, March 4, 2005.

References

*''The Literary Masters of Norway, with samples of their works'', introduced by Carl Henrik Grøndahl and Nina Tjomsland; Tanum-Norli, Oslo 1978

External links

Arne Garborg, Columbia EncyclopediaDigitized books and manuscripts by Garborg
in the

National Library of Norway The National Library of Norway ( no, Nasjonalbiblioteket) was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened i ...

Haugtussa
at biphome.spray.se is a link to the text of Garborg's cycle of poems "Haugtussa", which celebrates the landscape of

, where he grew up, and where he also built his study house "Knudaheio".
link to all his works, at UiO.no
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Garborg Center
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