Alvilde Prydz (5 August 1846 – 5 September 1922) was a Norwegian novelist.

Biography

She was born near Fredrikshald, now Halden in

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county, Norway. Her parents were Paul Fredrik Birkenbusch Prydz (1810–1908) a merchant and customs inspector and Andersine Nicoline Lund (1815–1899). She grew up in a large group of children on the farm of Tosterød Fredrikshald. The family moved to Christiania, where Alvilde studies at the local the schools. When she was 19 years old, she earned her first post as a governess in the family of a priest in

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. Between 1866–67, she attended a local girls' school (''Nissens Pigeskoles Guvernantekurs''). When the priest and his family moved to

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county, she went there for three years of work and self-study. In 1880, she gained some attention by the story ''Agn og Agnar'' (1880). In 1884, she met in

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with writer

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, who encouraged her. After the publication of ''I Moll'' (1885) she received a government stipend and traveled in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. The bulk of her published writing appeared in the 1890s. She won popularity and her works were translated into several languages. Her work has appeared in English=language editions, most notably ''The Heart of the Northern Sea'' (1907) and ''Sanpriel: the Promised Land'' (1914). She was a sister of

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Frithjof Prydz Frithjof Prydz (15 July 1943 – 8 December 1992) was a Norwegian ski jumper and tennis player. He became Norwegian ski jumping champion in the large hill in 1972, and in the normal hill in 1973. He was Norwegian tennis champion in single in 19 ...

Selected works

*''Undervejs'' (1889) *''Lykke'' (1890) *''Mennesker'' (1892) *''Arnak'' (1892) *''Dröm'' (1893) *''Bellis'' (1895) *''Gunvor Thorsdatter til Hœro'' (1896, sixth edition, 1906; German translation, 1897) *''Sylvia'' (1898) *''Blade'' (1898) *''Aino'' (1900) *''Det lovede Land'' (1902) *''Barnene paa Hœro Gaard'' (1906; three editions) *''I Ulvedalene'' (1909) *''Mens det var Sommer'' (1911)

References

External links

Alvilde Prydz (Project Runeberg)
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