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Marta Schumann

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Marta Schumann (4 February 1919 – 24 April 1994) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer. She made her literary début in 1969 with the historical novel Korset under Skuggefjellet, the first part of a trilogy set in the 18th century. She was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1980.[1][2]

Personal life

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Schumann was born in Valldal on 4 February 2019.[1] She was the daughter of farmer and agronomist Petter Gerhard Monssøn Myklebust and farmer and schoolteacher Berta Monsdatter Vaagenes Engeset. She married Einar von der Fehr Schumann in 1941.[2]

Schumann died in Molde on 24 April 1994.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marta Schumann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b Rottem, Øystein. "Marta Schumann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Gyldendal's Endowment
1980
(shared with Tormod Haugen)
Succeeded by