Regine Normann

Regine Normann (29 July 1867 – 14 August 1939) was a Norwegian novelist and story writer. She was born in Bø, Nordland, and was married to Tryggve Andersen.

She was educated as a teacher, and started working as schoolteacher in Kristiania from 1901. She made her literary debut in 1905 with the novel Krabvaag. Among her other novels are Stængt from 1906, Barnets tjenere from 1910, and Faafengt from 1911. She published several collections of fairy tales, including Eventyr from 1925, Nye eventyr from 1926, Nordlandsnatt from 1927, and Det gråner mot høst from 1930. From 1913 to 1932 she was a board member of the Norwegian Authors' Union. She received several awards, including the King's Medal of Merit in 1937.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Willumsen, Liv Helene. "Regine Normann". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Regine Normann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 January 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, June 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.