biography
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Lie, Jonas (Lauritz Idemil)
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pronunciation:
[lee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1833–1908)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Eiker, SE Norway. He trained as a lawyer but turned to writing after being made bankrupt. His classic novels, which present realistic portrayals of ordinary folk in Norway, include Den fremsynte (1870, The Visionary) and Lodsen og hans hustru (1874, Lodsen and his Wife). One of Norway's four great men of literature, he also wrote poetry, plays, and fairy-tales, including Trold (1891–2, Trolls). |
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