author
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832–1910
A giant of 19th-century Norwegian literature, his novels, plays, and poems helped shape modern Norway. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903 and was known as a writer who brought public debate and national feeling into his work.
41 Audiobooks
Synnöve Solbakken: Erzählung
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Leonarda: Näytelmä neljässä tapauksessa
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Auf Gottes Wegen
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
The Bridal March; One Day
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Ein Tag; Ivar Bye: Zwei Erzählungen
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Gesammelte Werke in fünf Bänden — 1. Band
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Ovind: A Story of Country Life in Norway
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Iloinen poika
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Poems and Songs
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Absalom's Hair
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Kertomuksia
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Mary
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Rautatie ja hautuumaa, ynnä muita kertomuksia
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Jumalan teillä
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Mary
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Three Dramas
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Arne; Early Tales and Sketches Patriots Edition
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Captain Mansana & Mother's Hands
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Mary, Erzählung
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Ein fröhlicher Bursch: Eine Erzählung
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
A Happy Boy
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Synnöve Päiväkumpu
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Maria Stuart Skotlannissa
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Magnhild: Kertomus
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
In God's Way: A Novel
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Vaarallinen kosinta ynnä muita kertomuksia
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Konkurssi: Näytelmä neljässä näytöksessä, viidessä muutoksessa
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Absalomin tukka
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Legenden
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Magnhild; Dust
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Liput liehumassa
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Briefe aus Aulestad an seine Tochter Bergliot Ibsen
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Three Comedies
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Morsiusmarssi
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Kalatyttö
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Novelleja ja Kertomuksia II
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Berthold Auerbach, Carit Etlar
The Fisher Girl
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Kun uusi viini kukkii
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
About the author
Born in Kvikne, Norway, in 1832, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson grew into one of his country’s best-known writers and public voices. He worked across many forms—poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, editing, and theater leadership—and became a major figure in Norwegian cultural life.
His early breakthrough came with the peasant tale Synnøve Solbakken in 1857. Over time, he became especially admired for writing that combined storytelling with strong feeling, moral energy, and a deep interest in national identity. In 1903, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for the range and spirit of his poetry.
Bjørnson was also an outspoken public intellectual, not only a literary figure. He remained influential in Scandinavian life until his death in 1910, and he is still remembered as one of the central names in Norway’s literary tradition, often mentioned alongside Henrik Ibsen.