Alexander Kielland
Norwegian author associated with the naturalist Scandinavian brand of social criticism. His novels and stories attacked clerical hypocrisy, social snobbery, and bourgeois complacency with caustic wit.
Works
- Garman and WorseNorwegian realist novel about provincial merchants, morality, and social hypocrisy
- Skipper WorseNovella depicting a sea captain's troubled marriage and psychological deterioration
- Working People
- PoisonNovel exploring the destructive effects of moral transgression and hidden secrets
- ElseNorwegian novel about a young woman's moral awakening and struggle for independence