Peter Egge(1869-1959)
- Writer
Norwegian author Peter Egge was born in Trondheim, Norway, in 1860, into a peasant family from Innerhad. He attended grammar school, but his family's dire financial straits necessitated his leaving school and getting a job. He worked in a variety of positions, from office clerk to sailor to journalist. During these years he wrote several books, but was so unhappy with them that he burned them. Finally, at age 22, his first novel, "Common People", was published, and he began to turn out both novels and plays (many of his works being centered around his home town of Trondheim),.
His novels "The Heart" and "The Hansine Solstad" brought him his greatest critical and financial success, with the latter having been translated into ten languages. His comedy "Love and Friendship" is a staple of Scandinavian theatre and has also been performed in Europe and America.
His novels "The Heart" and "The Hansine Solstad" brought him his greatest critical and financial success, with the latter having been translated into ten languages. His comedy "Love and Friendship" is a staple of Scandinavian theatre and has also been performed in Europe and America.
