Marta Schumann
Norwegian writer (1919–1994)
Marta Schumann (4 February 1919 – 24 April 1994) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer. She made her literary début in 1969 with the historical novel Korset under Skuggefjellet, the first part of a trilogy set in the 18th century. She was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1980.[1][2]
Personal life
Schumann was born in Valldal on 4 February 2019.[1] She was the daughter of farmer and agronomist Petter Gerhard Monssøn Myklebust and farmer and schoolteacher Berta Monsdatter Vaagenes Engeset. She married Einar von der Fehr Schumann in 1941.[2]
Schumann died in Molde on 24 April 1994.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Marta Schumann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ a b Rottem, Øystein. "Marta Schumann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
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Preceded by | Recipient of the Gyldendal's Endowment 1980 (shared with Tormod Haugen) | Succeeded by Gidske Anderson and Stein Mehren |
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