Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson died #OTD in 1910.
His novel "Synnøve Solbakken" helped inaugurate the genre of the "bonde-fortelling" or peasant tale in Norwegian literature, focusing on rural Norway with a realistic portrayal of everyday life. As a dramatist, Bjørnson wrote several important plays. "The Bankrupt", "The Editor" and "A Gauntlet". He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903.
Books by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1772