Alexander L. Kielland
Novelist, Playwright, Short Story Writer, Politician
Born February 18, 1849, Stavanger, Norway
Died April 6, 1906, Bergen, Norway
For Weird Tales
"Siesta" (Nov. 1930)
Alexander Lange Kielland came from a family prominent in Norwegian business, politics, and the arts. He is considered one of the great Norwegian writers of the nineteenth century for his plays, novels, and short stories. Kielland's career as a published writer was relatively short, the bulk of his work coming out between 1878 and 1891. In later years, he added to his own personal bulk through his great appetite. Kielland was elected mayor of his hometown and later served as a county governor. He died at age fifty-six, but not before seeing his story "Siesta" published in the book Modern Ghosts in 1890. Weird Tales reprinted the story in November 1930.
Sommernatt by Kitty Kielland. |
Text and captions copyright 2012, 2023 Terence E. Hanley
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