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Author Description Of the most famous realistic writer of the 19th century, <b>Alexander Lange Kielland</b> ranks as one of the "four greats" of Norwegian literature alongside <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2730977.Henrik_Ibsen" title="Henrik Ibsen" rel="nofollow noopener">Henrik Ibsen</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/648081.Bj_rnstjerne_Bj_rnson" title="Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson" rel="nofollow noopener">Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson</a>, and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/59158.Jonas_Lie" title="Jonas Lie" rel="nofollow noopener">Jonas Lie</a>. <br /><br />Born wealthy, he as a factory owner with a sincere affection for the less fortunate treated his workers well. He, a critic of society throughout his time as a writer, spoke for the weak. His best known plays were the satirical comedies <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13547504.Tre_Par" title="Tre Par" rel="nofollow noopener">Tre Par</a> </i> (1886) and <i> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/321482.Professoren" title="Professoren" rel="nofollow noopener">Professoren</a> </i> (1888). He was also well known for his short stories.<br /><br />Among his most famous works are the novels Gift (1883), Skipper Worse (1882) and Garman & Worse (1880). Gift (published in English as Poison ) is the first of a trilogy including Fortuna (1884) and St. Hans Fest (1887). In this trilogy, Kielland satirizes the hypocrisy of Norway's clergy. In Gift, Kielland debates the preference for Latin that Norwegian teachers had during his time. [wikipedia]

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