Per Sivle

Per Sivle was a Norwegian poet, novelist and newspaper editor. He is known for his novel Streik from 1891, and for his collections of stories issued between 1887 and 1895, Sogor , VossaStubba, Nye Vossastubbar and SivleStubbar. Among his poetry collections is Bersglis og andre Viser from 1895.

Per Eriksen Sivle was born in Flm as the son of farmer and horse trader Eirik Hansson Sivle and Susanna Andersdotter Ryum.He was the only living child of twins of which his mother boremore sets, both of which died. His parents were not married, and his mother died in 1859, when he was only two years old. During his childhood he frequently moved from place to place, growing up along with different relatives. He attended a folk high school in Sogndal when he wasyears old. In 1875 he moved to Christiania for studies, planning to become a priest. Because of illness these plans were abandoned and he aborted his studies. He then started a literary career. He made his literary debut in 1878 with the book En digters drm, published under the pen name Simon de Vita. He was editor for the newspaper Buskeruds Amtstidende from 1883 to 1885. In 1885 he attended Askov Hjskole in Denmark. Here he met his future wife, and he married Wenche von der Lippe Nilsen in 1887. From 1887 to 1891 he edite

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