Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnsonwas a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit", becoming the first Norwegian Nobel laureate. Bjørnson is considered to be one of The Four Greatsamong Norwegian writers, the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland. Bjørnson is also celebrated for his lyrics to the...
NationalityNorwegian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth8 December 1832
CountryNorway
Bjornstjerne Bjornson quotes about
Do not complain beneath the stars about the lack of bright spots in your life.