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Norwegian writer (1851–1924)

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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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Norway
Active from
1851
Active to
1924

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
31
Total plays
573

Arne Garborg is a nowegian writer from Knudaheiå, Bryne in Time Kommune in the county of Rogaland on the south-west coast. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Arne+Garborg">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

1h-index
Works
3
Cited by
2

Research areas

ChoirArtGeographyVisual arts

Most cited works

  • The mountain maid1989 · 2 cit
  • Kor uten orkester : originalkomposisjoner og arrangementer av egne verker = Chormusik ohne Orchesterbegleitung : Originalkompositionen und Bearbeitungen eigener Werke = Choral compositons without orchestra : original compositions and arrangements of own works1985 · 0 cit
  • Müde Seelen : Roman1901 · 0 cit

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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)

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

10 objects attributed to Arne Garborg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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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.

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