Ove Arthur Ansteinsson (March 23, 1882 – October 15, 1942) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

journalist and author. Ansteinsson was born in

Risør is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the Skagerrak coast in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of Risør municipality is the town of Risør. There are many villages in Risør such as Akland, ...

, Norway. He made his first impact as a writer with his book ''Hedemarksfolk'' (Hedemark People, 1909), although his first short stories had already been published in the newspaper '' Oplandenes Avis'' in 1901. For a while, he was the editor of the newspaper ''Akershus''. His other works include ''Ener Tuve'' (1910), ''Broder Nikolai og to andre'' (Brother Nikolai and Two Others, 1911), ''Svartskogen'' (The Black Forest, 1913), ''Smaahistorier'' (Little Stories, 1914), and ''Plankegjærdet'' (The Plank Fence, 1921). Two of his plays, ''Hu Dagmar'' (Dagmar, 1925) and ''Gullfjellet'' (Gold Mountain, 1927), were made into films in 1939 and 1941 under the direction of

Rasmus Breistein Rasmus Breistein (November 16, 1890 – October 16, 1976) was a Norwegian film director.Sundholm, John et al. ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, p. 88. Life Breistein was born in Åsane in the city o ...

.''Norsk biografisk leksikon'': Rasmus Breistein.
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* Norwegian male short story writers Norwegian male novelists 20th-century Norwegian novelists People from Risør 1882 births 1942 deaths 20th-century Norwegian short story writers Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian male writers 20th-century Norwegian journalists {{Norway-writer-stub