Amalie Skram

Amalie Skram
Photo portrait and signature, published 1905
Photo portrait and signature, published 1905
BornBerthe Amalie Alver
22 August 1846
Bergen, Norway
Died15 March 1905 (age 58)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pen nameAmalie Mueller
Occupationnovelist
NationalityNorwegian
Literary movementNaturalism
Spouse
  • Bernt Ulrik August Müller (1837–1898)
  • Asbjørn Oluf Erik Skram (1847–1923)
Children
  • Jacob Müller (1866–1911)
  • Ludvig Müller (1868–1922)
  • Ida Johanne Skram (1889–1971)

Amalie Skram (22 August 1846 – 15 March 1905) was a Norwegian author and feminist who gave voice to a woman's point of view with her naturalist writing. In Norway, she is frequently considered the most important female writer of the Modern Breakthrough (Det moderne gjennombrudd). Her more notable works include a tetralogy, Hellemyrsfolket (1887–98) which portray relations within a family over four generations.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Det moderne gjennombrudd". Skolediskusjon.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Erik Bjerck Hagen. Amalie Skram (Store norske leksikon)
  3. ^ "Amalie Skram". Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS. Retrieved 2010-10-22.