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Arne Garborg


 

Arne Garborg (1851-1924) was a Norwegian writer. He was born in Time, Norway. He was married to Hulda Garborg.

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1851 - 1924 - Norwegian - Time, Norway - Hulda Garborg

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Garborg championed the use of Nynorsk, or New Norwegian, as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into it. He also founded the weekly Fedraheim in 1877, by which he urged reforms in many spheres, such as political, social, religious, agrarian, and linguistic.

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Nynorsk - Odyssey

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