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Björnson

[ byurn-suhn; Norwegian byœrn-soon ]

noun

  1. Björn·stjer·ne [byœrn, -stye, r, -n, uh], 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, novelist, and playwright: Nobel Prize 1903.


Bjørnson

/ ˈbjɜːnsən; ˈbjørnsən /

noun

  1. BjørnsonBjørnstjerne18321910MNorwegianWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: theatre director Bjørnstjerne (ˈbjɜːnstjɛənə; Norwegian ˈbjørnstjernə). 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist, theatre director, and newspaper editor; mainly remembered for social dramas, such as The Bankrupt (1875): Nobel prize for literature 1903


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