Jonas Lie

Jonas Lie

Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (6 November 1833 – 5 June 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who is considered to have been one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature, together with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Alexander Kielland.

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