Kristian Elster (born 1881)
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Kristian Elster was a Norwegian
novelist, literary historian, theatre critic and biographer, the son of Kristian Elster d.e.
. He made his literary début in 1907 with the story collection Fortællinger. His liteary breakthrough was the novel trilogy
I lære, Landeveien and Mester, published from 1911 to 1913. He wrote the two volume literary history Illustrert norsk litteraturhistorie, published in 1923–24.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
novelist, literary historian, theatre critic and biographer, the son of Kristian Elster d.e.
Kristian Elster (born 1841)
Kristian Mandrup Elster was a Norwegian novelist, journalist, literary critic and theatre critic, the father of Kristian Elster d.y.. He made his literary début with the historical drama Eystein Meyla, which was staged in 1863. Among his novels are Tora Trondal from 1879, and Farlige folk from...
. He made his literary début in 1907 with the story collection Fortællinger. His liteary breakthrough was the novel trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
I lære, Landeveien and Mester, published from 1911 to 1913. He wrote the two volume literary history Illustrert norsk litteraturhistorie, published in 1923–24.