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Lesson LibraryTop 10 Norwegian Writers
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Top 10 Norwegian Writers
Henrik Ibsen, Per Petterson, Sigrid Undset, and more.
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10 Audio Lessons
1

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Inger Hagerup

Learn about Inger Hagerup's life, her struggle against the Nazis, and how she became one of Norway's most important twentieth-century authors

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 • 2 Minutes
2

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Henrik Ibsen

Learn about the career of Henrik Ibsen and how he broke new ground to become one of history's most respected playwrights

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 • 2 Minutes
3

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Jo Nesbø

Learn about the author of the Detective Harry Hole books and the Doctor Proctor children's series and his unusual path to literary fame

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 • 2 Minutes
4

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Alexander Kielland

Learn about the life and literary career of this privileged yet keen-sighted realist

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 • 2 Minutes
5

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Per Petterson

Learn about Per Petterson and why this new novelist is definitely one to keep an eye on

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 • 2 Minutes
6

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Jonas Lie

Learn about how a nearly blind small-town lawyer became one of Norway's Four Greats of literature

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 • 2 Minutes
7

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Jostein Gaarder

Learn about what makes Gaarder stand out among contemporary authors, including his style, the widespread success of his novels, and even his activism and philanthropy

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 • 2 Minutes
8

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Sigrid Undset

Learn about Nobel Prize-winning author Sigrid Undset, her life, the controversies surrounding her, and her contributions to Norwegian literature

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 • 2 Minutes
9

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Knut Hamsun

Learn about the long life and literary career of one of Norway's most beloved authors

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 • 2 Minutes
10

Top 10 Norwegian Writers: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Learn about Bjornstjerne Bjornson, playwright, poet, novelist, and one of the Four Greats of Norwegian literature

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 • 2 Minutes