This year marks 150 years since the birth of Olav Duun. The heir to a farm from Trøndelag made his debut as an author in 1907 and went on to write a wide range of novels, short stories and children’s books. His main work was the Juvikfolke series of novels, which follows a family through several generations, from the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century. His best-known and most widely read work today is Medmenneske from 1929, which has also been adapted for the stage and made into a film. Duun was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times, but never quite won.
Author and literary scholar Grethe Fatima Syéd holds a PhD on Duun’s authorship and has written the book Olav Duun – kunsten, døden og kjærlighetens dikter. As part of the author’s anniversary year, she is coming to the Kielland Centre to talk about his life and work.
