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Kristian Elster
1881–1947
A major voice in early 20th-century Norwegian literature, he wrote fiction, biography, and literary history with equal ease. Best known for the novel trilogy beginning with I lære, he also worked as a critic and helped map Norway’s literary past.
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Sammuva suku : Romaani
by Kristian Elster
About the author
Born in Trondheim on March 17, 1881, he became a Norwegian novelist, literary historian, theatre critic, and biographer. Sources agree that he is often referred to as Kristian Elster the Younger to distinguish him from his father, the writer Kristian Elster the Elder.
He studied law and later built a wide-ranging literary career. His breakthrough is commonly linked to the trilogy I lære, Landeveien, and Mester, and he also wrote biographies and the two-volume Illustrert norsk litteraturhistorie.
He died in Oslo on November 6, 1947. Remembered both as a creative writer and as a literary scholar, he stands out as a figure who moved comfortably between storytelling, criticism, and literary history.