Jens Tvedt (14 June 1857 – 3 September 1935) was a Norwegian novelist and writer of short stories. He was born in Kvinnherad. He made his literary debut in 1885 with the short story collection Inn i Fjordane. In his stories he often depicts everyday life of farmers from Western Norway. A bust of Tvedt, sculptured by Ståle Kyllingstad, was unveiled in Stavanger in 1932. He was biographized by Arne Espeland in 1959.[1][2][3]
Selected works
edit- Inn i Fjordane. 1885.
- Kjærleik. 1887.
- Vanheppa. 1891.
- Brita-Per. 1895.
- Madli und' Apalen. 1900.
Further reading
edit- Espeland, Arne (1959). Jens Tvedt. Glimt frå vokstergrunnen og livet hans (in Norwegian).
- Hallberg, Peter (1968). "Bondenaturalism. En studie i Jens Tvedts tidiga diktning". Edda. Scandinavian Journal of Literary Research (in Swedish).
References
edit- ^ "Jens Tvedt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Helleve, Eirik. "Jens Tvedt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Dahl, Willy (1984). Tid og tekst 1884–1935. Norges litteratur (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 60–63. ISBN 82-03-10571-8.
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