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Åsta Holth

Born

in Svullrya, Grue, Solør, Norway

February 13, 1904

Died

March 16, 1999

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Åsta Holth (1904-1999) er en av 1900-tallets store folkelivsskildrere, kanskje mest kjent for sine romaner fra Finnskogene. To store roman-trilogier ruver i forfatterskapet: Mest kjent er Finnskog-trilogien - Kornet og freden (1955), Steinen blømer (1963) og Kapellet (1967) - hvor hun følger de finske innvandrerne som kom til området gjennom to århundrer. Mindre kjent, men ikke mindre interessant er den såkalte Plate-trilogien, der hun forteller sin egen slektshistorie gjennom flere århundrer, og der kirkebrannen i Grue i 1822 har en sentral plass.

Men hun skrev også skuespill, dikt og noveller, og selvbiografien Piga i 1979. Hun var sterkt samfunnsmessig engasjert, medlem av Det kommunistiske parti, tok initiativ til kulturfestivalen Finnsk ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 74 ratings · 3 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kornet og Freden 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1953 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finnskog-trilogien 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1955 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steinen Blømer 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1963	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kapellet 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1967	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Fem år på Nuttila 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1957	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars