Inge Krokann

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Name Inge Krokann Role Writer		Died 1962, Gausdal, Norway

Awards Gyldendal's Endowment, Dobloug Prize - Norway

Inge Krokann (19 August 1893 in Oppdal – 27 September 1962 in Gausdal) was a Norwegian writer. Because his writing is so strongly tied in the use of dialect and idiosyncratic nynorsk, his works are largely inaccessible and arguably untranslatable.

His work was characterized by:

Vivid descriptions of the relationships between man and nature in the harsh environment around his birthplace of Oppdal;

Effective and innovative use of the Oppdal dialect and nynorsk in his writing;

A strong sense of history in his writing, tying together the pagan and Christian eras in Norwegian history.

He worked as a teacher most of his life, though he was disabled by disease at an early age.

His most famous work is I Dovre Sno (In the Snow of Dovre), an epic story of the Loe family in the Middle Ages.

He was born in Oppdal, and died in Gausdal.

Awards

Gyldendal's Endowment for 1942

Melsom-prisen 1942 (together with Ragnvald Vaage)

Dobloug Prize 1954

References

Inge Krokann Wikipedia

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