Marie Hamsun

Knut and Marie Hamsun, 1909

Marie Hamsun , née Anne Marie Andersen , (born November 19, 1881 in Elverum , † August 5, 1969 in Nørholm ), was a Norwegian actress and children's book author . She was the second wife of the writer Knut Hamsun .

Life

Marie Hamsun's books about the Langerud children attained classic status , to which she was inspired by experiences with her own four children. Encouraged by her husband, who recognized her talent for writing in her letters, she wrote five volumes about the Langerud family, which are still available today.

Like her husband, Marie Hamsun also sympathized with the German National Socialists. However, her children's books contain no references to her political views.

Knut and Marie Hamsun had four children, including the painter Tore Hamsun (1912–1995), the writer Arild Hamsun (1914–1988) and the actress Ellinor Hamsun (1916–1987).

Works (selection)

• Buildings: hjemme and paa sæteren . 1924. Translation into German: The Langerud Children in Summer
• Barnebil leather . 1925
• Bygdebarn: om vinteren . 1926. Translation into German: The Langerud Children in Winter
• Bygdebarn: Ola i byen . 1928. Translation into German: Ola Langerud in the city
• Builder: Ola og hans søsken . 1932. Translation into German: The Langerud children are growing up
• Tripp and Trapp and Trulle22 . 1932
• Regnbuen . 1953. Translation into German: The rainbow. Translated from the Norwegian by Sophie Angermann. Munich 1954.
• Tina Toppen . 1955
• Travel to Sørlandet . 1956
• Bygdebarn: folk and fe på Langerud . 1957. Translation into German: The grandchildren on Langerud
• Under gull rains . 1959

Web links

Commons : Marie Hamsun  - Collection of Images

• Literature by and about Marie Hamsun in the catalog of the German National Library
• Newspaper article about Marie Hamsun in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
• Marie Hamsun in the Internet Movie Database (English)