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Arne Garborg
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Arne Garborg (1851–1924) was a Norwegian journalist, writer, diarist, and playwright. Born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg in Jæren, Undheim, he was a citizen of Norway and wrote in Norwegian and Nynorsk. He was a Christian and adhered to the political ideology of Georgism. Garborg was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He is the author of works including *Han Lars i Lia*, *Odyssevskvaedet*, *Hos mama*, *Forteljingar og sogur*, and *Henrik Ibsen's "Keiser og Galilaeer."*. His writings have been described in sources such as *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
Garborg was married to Hulda Garborg. He died in Asker.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1851
- Died
- 1924
- Works
- 60
Top works
- Fred
- Henrik Ibsen's "Keiser og Galilaeer."
- Han Lars i Lia
- Odyssevskvaedet
- Hos mama
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Key facts
- Born
- Aadne Eivindsson Garborg , January 25, 1851, Time Municipality , Norway
- Died
- January 14, 1924 (1924-01-14) (aged 72)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arne
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Undheim
- Place of death
- Asker
- Spouse
- Hulda Garborg
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Nynorsk
- Religion
- Christianity
- Image
- Garborg portrett.jpg
- Political ideology
- Georgism
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- topic's main category
- Category:Arne Garborg
- Commons category
- Arne Garborg
- date of birth
- 1851-01-25
- date of death
- 1924-01-14
- Commons Creator page
- Arne Garborg
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- writing language
- Nynorsk
- birth name
- Aadne Eivindsson Garborg
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Arne Garborg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Letter from Arne Garborg to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Arne Garborg to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Hulda Garborg, Arne Garborg and Arne Garborg to Gerhart Hauptmann.
Letter from Hulda Garborg and Arne Garborg to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Hulda Garborg, Arne Garborg and Arne Garborg to Gerhart Hauptmann.
Aus der Männerwelt
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Encyclopedic overview
Sculpture in stone of Arne Garborg, located at his home in Knudaheio Arne Garborg (born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg) (25 January 1851 – 14 January 1924) was a Norwegian writer.
Garborg championed the use of Landsmål (now known as Nynorsk, or New Norwegian), as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arne Garborg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.