Odd Solumsmoen (6 June 1917 – 30 April 1986) was a Norwegian novelist and literary critic.

Biography

Solumsmoen was born at

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, Norway. His parents were Torger Solumsmoen (1886-1923) and Mathilde Gren (1885-1967). His father died when he was only six years old. He graduated in 1939 from Hamar Cathedral School. In 1946, he was appointed to a position at Hamar ligningskontor, a post he held until retirement and which he combined with his work as an author and critic. He became a regular contributor to ''

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'' from the early 1950s until the 1980s. He debuted as a fictional author in 1943 with the novel ''Barn i søndagsskolen''. The book attracted considerable attention in his hometown since the stories so clearly started from recognizable events and models. His later works also had an autobiographical starting point. Solumsmoen's biographic works include a monograph on writer and painter

Cora Sandel Sara Cecilia Görvell Fabricius (20 December 1880 – 3 April 1974), better known by her pen name Cora Sandel, was a Norwegian writer and painter who lived most of her adult life abroad. Her best-known works are the novels now known as the ''Alber ...

(''Cora Sandel. En dikter i ånd og sannhet'', 1957) and on poet and author

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(''Kristofer Uppdal – domkirkebyggeren'', 1959). Both are characterized by the personalization of the two authors. Among his other works was the novel ''Hjem, kjære hjem'' from 1955. Solumsmoen was awarded the

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in 1972.

References

1917 births 1986 deaths People from Hamar 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian male novelists Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-novelist-stub