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Tarjei Vesaas
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Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet, novelist, writer, and short story writer. Born in Vinje in 1897, he wrote primarily in Nynorsk. He was married to Halldis Moren Vesaas and had two children, Olav Vesaas and Guri Vesaas. His notable works include *Huset i mørkret*, *Vårnatt*, *Guds bustader*, *Noveller I Samling (NORWAY)*, and *Ultimatum*.
Vesaas received several awards, including the Gyldendal's Endowment, the Dobloug Prize, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, and the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at Rikshospitalet on March 15, 1970.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1970
- Works
- 98
Top works
- Huset i mørkret
- Vårnatt
- Huset i mørkret
- Guds bustader
- Noveller I Samling (NORWAY)
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Film & TV
Vinje, Norway
Known for
- Over open avgrunn — Himself (archive footage)1997
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1897-08-20 ) August 20, 1897, Vinje , Telemark , Norway
- Died
- March 15, 1970 (1970-03-15) (aged 72), Oslo , Norway
- Language
- Nynorsk
- Nationality
- Norwegian
- Notable awards
- Gyldendals legat (1943) , Doblougprisen (1957)
- Spouse
- Halldis Moren ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1934 )
- Children
- Olav Vesaas , Guri Vesaas
- Relatives
- Sven Moren (father-in-law), Sigmund Moren (brother-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tarjei
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Vinje
- Place of death
- Rikshospitalet
- Spouse
- Halldis Moren Vesaas
- Child
- Guri Vesaas
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- Nynorsk
- Image
- Tarjei Vesaas.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1897-08-20
- date of death
- 1970-03-15
- Commons category
- Tarjei Vesaas
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Tarjei Vesaas
- writing language
- Nynorsk
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Encyclopedic overview
Midtbø in Vinje, site of the home of novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas
Tarjei Vesaas ( Norwegian pronunciation: ['tɑrjæɪ 'veːsoːs]) (20 August 1897 – 15 March 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II.
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