Knut Gjengedal (17 October 1900– 14 February 1973) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, novelist, short story writer and children's writer.
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| Born | 17 October 1900 Gloppen, Norway |
| Died | 14 February 1973 (aged 72)[1] |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher Novelist Children's writer |
Biography
editGjengedal was born in Gloppen. He attended Sunnfjord Folkehøgskole 1919-20 and Volda lærerskole 1922–25. He received his first teaching post at Gimsøysand in Lofoten in 1933 and in 1936 got a post in his hometown.
Among his books are the novel Stengslor from 1930 and the short story collections Vestanfrå villmarkene (1935) and Slikt hender (1936).[2] He was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1937.[3] His children's books include Kronekongen from 1948, Bortanfor Blåbreen from 1951, Glomfolket from 1950, and Gutane frå Glom-grenda from 1963.[2]
He married in 1935 to Eli M. Gjengedal. He was the grandfather of author Eli Kari Gjengedal (born 1971). [4]
References
edit- ^ Memorial stone
- ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Knut Gjengedal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Melsomprisen" (in Norwegian). Bærum bibliotek. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Eli Kari Gjengedal". Allkunne. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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