Summary: Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Alexander Kielland Alexander Kielland regnes for å være en av de fire store innen norsk litteratur. Forfatteren ble født i Stavanger i 1849 til konsul Jens Zetlitz Kielland. Hans bror var den berømte landskapsmaler Kitty Lange Kielland. Selv om Kielland ble født inn i en meget velstående familie mente han også mye om situasjonen for den lavere arbeiderklassen. Tilsynelatende var han en velvillig fabrikkeier som behandlet sine arbeidere godt. Mye av det lyriske arbeidet hans var satire som fokuserte på livet til de lavere klasser og kommentarer til den øvre klassen. Den velkjente trilogien hans, som startet med boka "Gift," så tett på livet til presteskapet og hva som var viktig for dem. Kiellands inspirasjon inkluderte mange navn fra fransk litteratur, samt Charles Dickens og John Stuart Mill. Spesielt romanene hans falt i stor grad innenfor realisme-sjangeren og avviste skarpt naturalismen, som var den andre utbredte litterære trenden i løpet i hans levetid. Kielland ble ordfører i Stavanger i 1891 og ble valgt som fylkesmann i fylket i 1902. Kielland døde i 1906 angivelig av fedme. Minst en biograf rapporterer at så tidlig som på 1880-tallet hadde Kielland problemer med kortpustethet. Han hadde også en rekke hjerteinfarkt og fortsatte å øke i vekt. De som kjente ham sa at han elsket mat og hadde problemer med å beherske seg når det kom til mat han elsket. I alt inkluderer Kiellands repertoar minst tre essays, seks skuespill, ni romaner, og tre bøker med noveller. ----Formal English---- Alexander Kielland Alexander Kielland is considered one of the Four Greats of Norwegian literature. The writer was born in Stavanger in 1849 to Consul Jens Zetlitz Kielland. His brother was the famous landscape painter Kitty Lange Kielland. Although Kielland was born into a very wealthy family, he also thought much about the plight of the lower class workers. Supposedly he was a benevolent factory owner who treated his workers very well. Much of his work was satire that focused on the lives of the lower classes and provided commentary about the upper classes. His well-known trilogy, which started with the book Gift, looked closely at the life of the clergy and what was important to them. Kielland's influences included many names from French literature as well as Charles Dickens and John Stuart Mill. His novels in particular fell largely in the genre of realism and sharply rejected naturalism, which was the other prevalent literary trend of his day. Kielland became the mayor of Stavanger in 1891 and was then selected as governor of the county in 1902. Kielland died in 1906, supposedly from obesity. At least one biographer reports that as early as the 1880s, Kielland had been having problems with shortness of breath. He also had a number of heart attacks and kept gaining weight. Those who knew him said that he loved food and had many difficulties controlling himself when it came to the foods that he loved. In all, Kielland is credited with at least three essays, six plays, nine novels, and three books of short stories. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!
