List of Norwegian writers

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This is a list of Norwegian literature authors in the order of their year of birth. The century assignment is the period of their most significant works.


Contents

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[edit] 18th century

[edit] 19th century

[edit] 20th century

  • Nils Kjær (1870–1924)
  • Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933)
  • Sven Moren (1871–1938)
  • Johan Bojer (1872–1959)
  • Andreas Haukland (1873–1933)
  • Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942)
  • Gabriel Scott (1874–1958)
  • Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908)
  • Olav Duun (1876–1939)
  • Kristofer Uppdal (1878–1961)
  • Johan Falkberget (1879–1967)
  • Cora Sandel (1880–1974)
  • Oskar Braaten (1881–1929)
  • Kristian Elster d.y. (1881–1947)
  • Marie Hamsun (1881–1969)
  • Sigrid Undset (1882–1949)
  • Olav Aukrust (1883–1929)
  • Olaf Benneche (1883–1931)
  • Olaf Bull (1883–1933)
  • Olav Nygård (1884–1924)
  • Sven Elvestad (1884–1934)
  • Olav Gullvåg (1885–1961)
  • Alf Larsen (1885–1967)
  • Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984)
  • Theodor Dahl (1886–1946)
  • Herman Wildenvey (1886–1959)
  • Olav Sletto (1886–1963)
  • Tore Ørjasæter (1886–1968)
  • Arthur Omre (1887–1967)
  • Helge Krog (1889–1962)
  • Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965)
  • Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968)
  • Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960)
  • Sigurd Christensen (1891–1947)
  • Andreas Markusson (1893–1952)
  • Inge Krokann (1893–1962)
  • Trygve Gulbranssen (1894–1962)
  • Mikkjel Fønhus (1894–1973)
  • Ronald Fangen (1895–1946)
  • Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989)
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964)
  • Ola Viker (1897–1952)
  • Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970)
  • Emil Boyson (1897–1979)
  • Johannes Thrap-Meyer (1898–1929)
  • Ernst Orvil (1898–1985)
  • Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)
  • Gunnar Larsen (1900–58)
  • Einar Skjæraasen (1900–66)
  • Rudolf Nilsen (1901–29)
  • Lars Berg (1901–69)
  • Nordahl Grieg (1902–43)
  • Johan Borgen (1902–79)
  • Egil Rasmussen (1903–64)
  • Ragnvald Skrede (1904–83)
  • Åse Holth (1904–99)
  • Louis Kvalstad (1905–52)
  • Inger Hagerup (1905–85)
  • Jacob Sande (1906–67)
  • Torborg Nedreaas (1906–87)
  • Kåre Fasting (1907–83)
  • Rolf Jacobsen (1907–94)
  • Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–95)
  • Odd Bang-Hansen (1908–84)
  • Elisabeth Dored (1908–72)
  • Olav H. Hauge (1908–94)
  • Nils Johan Rud (1908–93)
  • Kristian Kristiansen (1909–80)
  • Claes Gill (1910–73)
  • Waldemar Brøgger (1911–91)
  • Torolf Elster (1911–2006)
  • Sigurd Evensmo (1912–78)
  • Thorbjørn Egner (1912–90)
  • Magli Elster (1912–93)
  • Odd Eidem (1913–88)
  • Alf Prøysen (1914–70)
  • Jan Magnus Bruheim (1914–88)
  • Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–85)
  • Agnar Mykle (1915–94)
  • Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–96)
  • Tor Jonsson (1916–51)
  • Kåre Holt (1916–97)
  • Ebba Haslund (1917–)
  • André Bjerke (1918–85)
  • Hans Børli (1918–89)
  • Johannes Heggland (1919–)
  • Richard Herrmann (1919–)
  • Jens Bjørneboe (1920–76)
  • Kjell Aukrust (1920–2002)
  • Ragnhild Magerøy (1920–)
  • Gunvor Hofmo (1921–95)
  • Terje Stigen (1922–)
  • Paal Brekke (1923–93)
  • Arnljot Eggen (1923–)
  • Odd Abrahamsen (1924–2001)
  • Finn Carling (1925–2004)
  • Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–)
  • Anker Rogstad (1925–)
  • Marie Takvam (1926–)
  • Vera Henriksen (1927–)
  • Erling Christie (1928–96)
  • Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–)
  • Kjell Askildsen (1929–)
  • Georg Johannesen (1931–2005)
  • Peter Røwde Holm (1931–)
  • Finn Alnæs (1932–91)
  • Arvid Hanssen (1932–98)
  • Axel Jensen (1932–2003)
  • Kolbein Falkeid (1933–)
  • Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (1934–)
  • Stein Mehren (1935–)
  • Bjørg Vik (1935–)
  • Øystein Lønn (1936–)
  • Fredrik Skagen (1936–)
  • Arild Nyquist (1937–2004)
  • Karsten Alnæs (1938–)
  • Anne Karin Elstad (1938–)
  • Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938–)
  • Tor Obrestad (1938–)
  • Tor Åge Bringsværd (1939–)
  • Jan Erik Vold (1939–)
  • Einar Økland (1940–)
  • Gerd Brantenberg (1941–)
  • Knut Faldbakken (1941–)
  • Dag Solstad (1941–)
  • Karl-Halvor Teigen (1941–)
  • Tove Lie (1942–)
  • Herbjørg Wassmo (1942–)
  • Tor Edvin Dahl (1943–)
  • Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943–)
  • Jon Bing (1944–)
  • Kjartan Fløgstad (1944–)
  • Ingar Knudtsen (1944–)
  • Jon Michelet (1944–)
  • Espen Haavardsholm (1945–)
  • Paal-Helge Haugen (1945–)
  • Liv Køltzow (1945–)
  • Britt Karin Larsen (1945–)
  • Øyvind Myhre (1945–)
  • Klaus Hagerup (1946–)
  • Stig Holmås (1946–)
  • Gunnar Staalesen (1947–)
  • Toril Brekke (1949–)
  • Edvard Hoem (1949–)
  • Kaj Skagen (1949–)
  • Karin Sveen (1949–)
  • Alf R. Jacobsen (1950–)
  • Steinar Løding (1950–)
  • Per Knutsen (1951–)
  • Ingar Sletten Kolloen (1951–)
  • Steinar Lem (1951–)
  • Cecilie Løveid (1951–)
  • Mari Osmundsen (1951–)
  • Torild Wardenær (1951–)
  • Ketil Bjørnstad (1952–)
  • Jostein Gaarder (1952–)
  • Jo Eggen (1952–)
  • Ragnar Hovland (1952–)
  • Tove Nilsen (1952–)
  • Lars Amund Vaage (1952–)
  • Per Petterson (1952–)
  • Lars Saabye Christensen (1953–)
  • Jan Kjærstad (1953–)
  • Arild Dahl (1954–)
  • Karin Fossum (1954–)
  • Roy Jacobsen (1954–)
  • Torgeir Schjerven (1954–)
  • Thorvald Steen (1954–)
  • Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956–)
  • Rune Belsvik (1956–)
  • Unni Lindell (1957–)
  • Anne B. Ragde (1957–)
  • Erlend Aas (1957–)
  • Torgrim Eggen (1958–)
  • Anne Holt (1958–)
  • Tom Egeland (1959–)
  • Jon Fosse (1959–)
  • Vigdis Hjorth (1959–)
  • Annette Mattsson (1959–)
  • Ove Røsbak (1959–)
  • Oystein Alme (1960–)
  • Frode Grytten (1960–)
  • Jo Nesbø (1960–)
  • Knut Nærum (1961–)
  • Gro Dahle (1962–)
  • Elin Brodin (1963–)
  • Beate Grimsrud (1963–)
  • Liv Heløe (1963–)
  • Terje Holtet Larsen (1963–)
  • Levi Henriksen (1964–)
  • Nikolaj Frobenius (1965–)
  • Erik Fosnes Hansen (1965–)
  • Linn Ullmann (1966–)
  • Sverre Henmo (1968–)
  • Arnfinn Kolerud (1968–)
  • Hilde K Kvalvaag (1968–)
  • Erlend Loe (1969–)
  • Hanne Ørstavik (1969–)

[edit] 21st century

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