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Olav Duun

Born

in Jøa, Norway

November 21, 1876

Died

September 13, 1939

Website

http://www.wikiwand.com/no/Olav_Duun

Genre

Historical Fiction

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Olav Duun was a noteworthy author of Norwegian fiction. He is generally recognized to be one of the more outstanding writers in Norwegian literature. He stands as a remarkable synthesis of the Norwegian folk spirit and the European cultural form. The most notable works are his six volume, The People of Juvik, which deals with four generations of a family of peasant landowners. He once lacked only one vote to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was nominated twenty-four times, in fourteen years.

Olav Duun er en av de viktigste nynorskforfatterne fra første halvdel av 1900-tallet. Med en bakgrunn som fisker i Namdalen i Nord-Trøndelag kunne han skildre tilværelsen langs kysten friskt og livaktig, i et språk som var preget av dialekten ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 744 ratings · 41 reviews · 61 distinct works • Similar authors

	Menneske og maktene 3.60 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 1938 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medmenneske (Stavsundfolket, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1929 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juvikingar 3.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1918 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Siste leveåret (Stavsundfolket, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juvikfolket 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1923 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ragnhild (Stavsundfolket, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juvikfolke: Juvikingar – I blinda by Olav Duun, Bjørn Bjørneboe (Illustrator), Otto Hagerberg (Foreword) 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1918 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medmenneske - Ragnhild - Siste Leveåre 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1931	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juvikfolket II: I eventyret / I ungdommen / I stormen 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1964 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I blinda (Juvikfolket, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1919 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ragnhild-trilogien (3 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 162 ratings

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“Tida går, forteler dei. Men det er vi som går. Tida blir liggande att ho, og lat henne ligge.”
― Olav Duun

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“Det vonde drep du ikkje med øks.”
― Olav Duun

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