Here are posts labelled "Norway" on The Guide
Just the Facts:
- Name: Jonas Lie
- Birth: November 6, 1833, Hokksund, Eiker, Norway
- Death: July 5, 1908, Stavern, Larvik, Norway
- Language: Norwegian
- Who he was: Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who wrote The Family at Gilje and One of Life’s Slaves; with Ibsen, Bjørnson, and Kielland, one of Norway's "Four Greats."
- Included in lists (What's This?): HCF
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Alexander Kielland
- Birth: February 18, 1849, Stavanger, Norway
- Death: April 6, 1906, Bergen, Norway
- Language: Norwegian
- Who he was: Norwegian writer of short stories, plays, essays, novels, including Skipper Worse;; with Ibsen, Lie, and Bjørnson, one of Norway's "Four Greats."
- Included in lists (What's This?): HCF
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Björnstjerne Björnson
- Birth: December 8, 1832, Kvikne, Norway
- Death: April 26, 1910, French Third Republic
- Language: Norwegian
- Who he was: Norwegian writer and Nobel winner (1903) known for his "peasant tales" such as A Happy Boy; with Ibsen, Lie, and Kielland, one of Norway's "Four Greats."
- Included in lists (What's This?): HCF
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Edvard Munch
- Birth: December 12, 1863, Ådalsbruk, Norway
- Death: January 23, 1944, Oslo, Norway
- Language: Norwegian
- Who he was: Norwegian painter; The Scream; Madonna; The Sick Child
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Henrik Ibsen
- Birth: March 20, 1828, Skien, Norway
- Death: May 23, 1906, Oslo, Norway
- Language: Norwegian
- Who he was: Norwegian playwright and poet; Peer Gynt; An Enemy of the People; A Doll's House; Hedda Gabler; Ghosts; The Wild Duck; The Master Builder; with Björnson, Lie, and Kielland, one of Norway's "Four Greats."
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP); GGB (+PGR 2); LRP; Bloom
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Edvard Grieg
- Birth: June 15, 1843, Bergen, Norway
- Death: September 4, 1907, Bergen, Norway
- Language: Norwegian
- Who he was: Norwegian composer of works including the Peer Gynt Suite
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
