Kristofer Oliver Uppdal

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Kristofer Oliver Uppdal

Norwegian novelist

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Last Updated: Dec 22, 2024 • Article History

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Born:: February 19, 1878, Beitstad, Norway

Died:: December 26, 1961, Oppdal (aged 83)

Notable Works:: “Dansen gjenom skuggeheimen”; “Kulten”

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Kristofer Oliver Uppdal (born February 19, 1878, Beitstad, Norway—died December 26, 1961, Oppdal) was a working-class Norwegian novelist whose major work is the 10-volume Dansen gjenom skuggeheimen (1911–24; “The Dance Through the World of Shadows”), which deals with the development of the Norwegian industrial working class from its peasant origin. Uppdal was the heir to a farm, but his father went bankrupt. The future novelist began at age nine to support himself by working as a shepherd boy and farmhand. For several years he was a migrant worker in various regions of Norway. His life recapitulates the history of Norway’s ...(100 of 166 words)

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