Bregendahl, Marie (1867–1940)
Bregendahl, Marie (1867–1940)
Danish novelist and poet. Born Nov 6, 1867, in Fly, Denmark; died July 22, 1940, in Copenhagen; dau. of a farmer in Viborg district; m. Jeppe Aakjaer (folk poet), 1893 (div.).
Regional writer who used the Viborg district for her setting, published 1st stories (1902); best known for her novel En doedsnat (A Night of Death, 1912) and for her 8-volume series Billeder af Soedalsfolkenes liv (Pictures from the Life of the People of Sodal, 1914–23).
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