Jens Tvedt
Jens Tvedt (14 June 1857 – 3 September 1935) 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 biographized by Arne Espeland in 1959. Selected works

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Digitized books by Tvedt in the National Library of Norway

1857 births
1935 deaths
People from Hordaland
People from Kvinnherad
19th-century Norwegian novelists
20th-century Norwegian novelists