Cora Sandel
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Cora Sandel was a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer, known for her largely autobiographical Alberte trilogy (1926–39). This work depicted a young woman's challenging journey toward maturity and her artistic aspirations, resonating strongly with female readers. Sandel's writing style was influenced by French literature. She is recognized as one of the authors who expanded the possibilities of Norwegian prose in the period before and after World War II. Sandel is often mentioned alongside other significant writers of her time, such as Tarjei Vesaas and Aksel Sandemose.1
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Norwegian literatureThe 20th century…one of several writers—among them Cora Sandel and Aksel Sandemose—who opened new horizons for Norwegian prose before and after World War II, each in distinctive ways. Vesaas, who wrote in Nynorsk, has been called Norway’s most provincial international writer: his works are firmly rooted in the Norwegian countryside, but their…
Read More…one of several writers—among them Cora Sandel and Aksel Sandemose—who opened new horizons for Norwegian prose before and after World War II, each in distinctive ways. Vesaas, who wrote in Nynorsk, has been called Norway’s most provincial international writer: his works are firmly rooted in the Norwegian countryside, but their…
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20th-century Norwegian literatureBefore World War II…one of several writers—among them Cora Sandel and Aksel Sandemose—who opened new horizons for Norwegian prose before and after World War II, each in distinctive ways. Vesaas, who wrote in Nynorsk (New Norwegian), has been called Norway’s most provincial international writer. His works—especially Det store spelet (1934; The Great Cycle)—are…
Read More…one of several writers—among them Cora Sandel and Aksel Sandemose—who opened new horizons for Norwegian prose before and after World War II, each in distinctive ways. Vesaas, who wrote in Nynorsk (New Norwegian), has been called Norway’s most provincial international writer. His works—especially Det store spelet (1934; The Great Cycle)—are…
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