Knut Gjengedal

Knut Gjengedal (17 October 1900– 14 Februar 1973) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, novelist, short story writer and children's writer.

Knut Gjengedal
Display of works by Gjengedal
Born(1900-10-17)October 17, 1900
Gloppen, Norway
DiedFebruary 14, 1973(1973-02-14) (aged 72)[1]
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationSchoolteacher
Novelist
Children's writer

Biography

Gjengedal was born in Gloppen. He attended Sunnfjord Folkehøgskole 1919-20 and Volda lærerskole 1922–25. He received his first teaching post at Gimsøysand in Lofoten in 1933 and in 1936 got a post in his hometown.

Among his books are the novel Stengslor from 1930 and the short story collections Vestanfrå villmarkene (1935) and Slikt hender (1936).[2] He was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1937.[3] His children's books include Kronekongen from 1948, Bortanfor Blåbreen from 1951, Glomfolket from 1950, and Gutane frå Glom-grenda from 1963.[2]

He married in 1935 to Eli M. Gjengedal. He was the grandfather of author Eli Kari Gjengedal (born 1971). [4]

References
  1. Memorial stone
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Knut Gjengedal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. "Melsomprisen" (in Norwegian). Bærum bibliotek. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. "Eli Kari Gjengedal". Allkunne. Retrieved July 1, 2019.


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