Arne Garborg

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Sculpture in stone of Arne Garborg, located at his home in Knudaheio

A painting of Arne Garborg by Eilif Peterssen, from 1894

Arne Garborg, born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg (January 25, 1851, Time, Norway - January 14, 1924) was a Norwegian writer. He was married to Hulda Garborg.

Garborg championed the use of Nynorsk, or New Norwegian, as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into it. He founded the weekly Fedraheim in 1877, in which he urged reforms in many spheres including political, social, religious, agrarian, and linguistic.

Contents

1 Life and career

1.1 Bibliography
1.2 References

2 External links

Life and career

Garborg grew up on a farm named Garborg in Time municipality at Jæren in Rogaland county. He grew up together with eight siblings. Although he was to become known as an author, it was as a newspaperman that he got his start. In 1872 he established the newspaper Tvedestrandsposten, and in 1877 the Fedraheimen, which he edited until 1892. In the 1880s he was also a journalist for the Dagbladet. In 1894 he laid the ground, together with Rasmus Steinsvik, for the paper Den 17de MaiNorway's independence day; which changed its name to Norsk Tidend in 1935.

His novels are profound and gripping while his essays are clear and insightful. He was never inclined to stear clear of controversy. His worked tackled the issues of the day, including the relevance of religion in modern times, the conflicts between national and European identity, and the ability of the commoon people to actually participate in political process and decisions.

Bibliography

Ein Fritenkjar (1878)
Bondestudentar (1883)
Forteljingar og Sogar (1884)
Mannfolk (1886)
Uforsonlige (1888)
Hjaa ho Mor (1990)
Kolbotnbrev (1890)
Trætte Mænd (1891) (published in English as Tired Men or Weary Men)
Fred (1892) (published in English as Peace)
Jonas Lie. En Udviklingshistorie (1893)
Haugtussa (1895)
Læraren (1896)
Den burtkomme Faderen (1899) (published in English as The Lost Father)
I Helheim (1901)
Knudahei-brev (1904)
Jesus Messias (1906)
Heimkomin Son (1906)
Dagbok 1905-1923 (1925–1927)
Tankar og utsyn (1950)

References

The Literary Masters of Norway, with samples of their works, introduced by Carl Henrik Grøndahl and Nina Tjomsland; Tanum-Norli, Oslo 1978

External links

[Arne Garborg, Columbia Encyclopedia]
[link] is a link to the text of Garborg's

cycle of poems "Haugtussa", which celebrates the landscape of Jæderen, where he grew up. and where he also built his study house "Knudaheio".

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