Sculpture in stone of Arne Garborg, located at his home in Knudaheio

Arne Garborg (1851-1924) was a Norwegian writer. He was born in Time, Norway. He was married to Hulda Garborg.

Garborg championed the use of Nynorsk, or New Norwegian, as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into it. He also founded the weekly Fedraheim in 1877, by which he urged reforms in many spheres, such as political, social, religious, agrarian, and linguistic.

Works by Garborg include:

• Bondestudentar - 1883
• Mannfolk – 1886
• Hjå ho mor – 1980
• Trette Menn – 1891 (published in English as Tired Men )
• Kolbotnbrev (1890)
• Fred – 1892 (published in English as Peace)
• Haugtussa – 1895
• Læraren – 1896
• Den burtkomme faderen – 1899 (published in English as The Lost Father)
• Knusahei-brev – 1904

References

The Literary Masters of Norway, with samples of their works, introduced by Carl Henrik Grøndahl and Nina Tjomsland; Tanum-Norli, Oslo 1978

External links

• Arne Garborg, Columbia Encyclopedia