Jens Tvedt
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Jens Tvedt was a Norwegian novelist and writer of short stories. He was born in Kvinnherad
. He made his literary debut in 1885 with the short story collection Inn i Fjordane. In his stories he often depicts everyday life of farmers from Western Norway. A bust of Tvedt, sculptured by Ståle Kyllingstad, was unveiled in Stavanger
in 1932. He was biographed by Arne Espeland in 1959.
Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Fjelberg, most of Varaldsøy and parts of Skånevik merged with Kvinnherad on 1 January 1965.The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland...
. He made his literary debut in 1885 with the short story collection Inn i Fjordane. In his stories he often depicts everyday life of farmers from Western Norway. A bust of Tvedt, sculptured by Ståle Kyllingstad, was unveiled in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
in 1932. He was biographed by Arne Espeland in 1959.