Alexander Kielland

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Alexander Kielland was a prominent 19th-century Norwegian realist writer and one of the country's major classical authors, known for his socially critical novels and short stories.

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Alexander Kielland canonical 3
Kielland 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian writer
essayist
human
novelist
playwright
realist writer
short story writer
canonization Norwegian literary canon
contributedTo development of Norwegian realist prose
countryOfBirth Norway
countryOfCitizenship Norway
countryOfDeath Norway
describedAs one of the "four greats" of 19th-century Norwegian literature
educatedAt University of Oslo
surface form: University of Christiania
familyName Alexander Kielland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kielland
genre essay
novel
play
short story
givenName Alexander
languageOfWorkOrName Norwegian
movement Realism
name Alexander Kielland self-link
nationality Norwegian
notableFor critique of bourgeois society
critique of the church
social criticism in literature
notableWork Arbeidsfolk
Else
Tyche
surface form: Fortuna

Garman & Worse
Gift
Skipper Worse
occupation civil servant
magistrate
writer
partOf Norwegian literature
placeOfBirth Stavanger
placeOfDeath Bergen
relative Kielland family
sexOrGender male
sibling Kitty Lange Kielland
workLocation Copenhagen
Stavanger
writingStyle concise
ironic
socially critical

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Jonas Lie hasColleague Alexander Kielland
Alexander Kielland name Alexander Kielland self-link
Alexander Kielland familyName Alexander Kielland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kielland