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Jens Tvedt (14 June 1857 – 3 September 1935) was a Norwegian novelist and writer of short stories. He was born in Kvinnherad. He made his literary debut in 1885 with the short story collection Inn i Fjordane. In his stories he often depicts everyday life of farmers from Western Norway. A bust of Tvedt, sculptured by Ståle Kyllingstad, was unveiled in Stavanger in 1932. He was biographized by Arne Espeland in 1959.
Selected works
Inn i Fjordane. 1885.
Kjærleik. 1887.
Vanheppa. 1891.
Brita-Per. 1895.
Madli und' Apalen. 1900.
Further reading
Espeland, Arne (1959). Jens Tvedt. Glimt frå vokstergrunnen og livet hans (in Norwegian).
Hallberg, Peter (1968). "Bondenaturalism. En studie i Jens Tvedts tidiga diktning". Edda. Scandinavian Journal of Literary Research (in Swedish).
References
External links
Digitized books by Tvedt in the National Library of Norway
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