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Karlfeldt, Erik Axel (1864-1931), a Swedish poet, won the 1931 Nobel Prize for literature. Karlfeldt had previously refused the prize in 1918, claiming his work was not sufficiently known outside Sweden and that other Swedish writers had already received the prize. The 1931 prize was awarded to him shortly after his death. More »
Asbjornsen, Peter Christen, AHS byurn suhn, PAY tuhr KRIHS tuhn (1812-1885), was a collector of... More >>
Bjornson, Bjornstjerne, BYURN suhn, BYURN styehr nuh (1832-1910), was a Norwegian poet, novelist,... More >>
Dinesen, Isak, DEE nuh suhn, EE sak (1885-1962), was the pen name of Baroness Karen... More >>
Gjellerup, GEHL luh rup, Karl (1857-1919), a Danish writer, shared the 1917 Nobel Prize for... More >>
Hamsun, Knut, HAHM sun, knoot (1859-1952), was a Norwegian author who wrote with deep feeling... More >>
Heidenstam, Verner von, HAY duhn stahm, VEHR nuhr fawn (1859-1940), a Swedish poet, won the 1916... More >>
Holberg, Ludvig, HOL barg, LOOTH vee (1684-1754), was Scandinavia's first important playwright.... More >>
Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906), a Norwegian playwright, is recognized as the father of modern drama.... More >>
Johnson, Eyvind, AY vihn (1900-1976), a Swedish novelist, shared the 1974 Nobel Prize for... More >>
Karlfeldt, Erik Axel (1864-1931), a Swedish poet, won the 1931 Nobel Prize for literature.... More >>
Lagerkvist, Par Fabian, LAH guhr kvihst, pair FAH bee ahn (1891-1974), a Swedish novelist,... More >>
Lagerlof, LAH gehr luhf, Selma (1858-1940), a Swedish writer, won the 1909 Nobel Prize for... More >>
Martinson, Harry Edmund (1904-1978), a Swedish novelist and poet, shared the 1974 Nobel Prize for... More >>
Scandinavian literature consists of the literature of the Scandinavian countries--Denmark,... More >>
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