Åsmund Sveen

Åsmund Sveen
Born	28 April 1910 Elverum, Norway
Died	31 January 1963 (aged 52)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Poet Novelist Literary critic

Åsmund Sveen (28 April 1910 – 31 January 1963) was a Norwegian poet, novelist and literary critic. He was born in Elverum. Among his poetry collections are Andletet from 1932 and Eros syng from 1935. He published the novel Svartjord in 1937. In the legal purge in Norway after World War II Sveen was convicted to several years imprisonment.^[1][2]

References

1. Gatland, Jan Olav. "Åsmund Sveen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Åsmund Sveen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 November 2012.