Jens Tvedt

Jens Tvedt

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

  • Inn i Fjordane. 1885.
  • Kjærleik. 1887.
  • Vanheppa. 1891.
  • Brita-Per. 1895.
  • Madli und' Apalen. 1900.

Further reading

  • 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

  1. ^ "Jens Tvedt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ Helleve, Eirik. "Jens Tvedt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ 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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