Born | Christiania, Norway | January 22, 1865
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Died | January 6, 1923 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 57)
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Nationality | Norwegian American |
Period | 1889–1923 |
Literary movement | LDS fiction, Home Literature |
Notable works | Added Upon, Dorian |
Christian Nephi Anderson (January 22, 1865 – January 6, 1923) was a prominent Utah novelist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A prolific writer of the "Home Literature" period of LDS fiction, Anderson published ten novels including the bestselling Added Upon (1898), as well as short stories, poetry, essays, and a history of the Church for young people.