Tarjei Vesaas (August 20, 1897 - March 15, 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Born in Vinje, Telemark, Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II. August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The municipality Vinje in the county of Telemark, Norway, has 3,759 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Vesaas spent much of his youth in solitude, seeking comfort and solace in nature. He was guilt-ridden by his refusal to take over the family farm, and this guilt permeates much of his authorship. The destruction he witnessed after World War I made a deep impression on him. He married the writer Halldis Moren Vesaas and moved back to his home town of Vinje in 1934. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

His authorship covers 50 years, from 1920 to 1970. Written in Nynorsk, his work is characterized by simple, terse, and symbolic prose. Commonly dealing with themes such as death, guilt, angst, and other deep and intractable human emotions, the Norwegian natural landscape is a prevalent feature in his works. His debut was in 1923 with Children of Humans (Menneskebonn), but he had his breakthrough in 1934 with The Great Cycle (Det Store Spelet). His literary mastery of the Nynorsk language has contributed to its acceptance as a medium of world class literature. Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Death is either the cessation of life in a living organism or the state of the organism after that event. ... Guilt is a concept used in various ways in various contexts. ... Angst is a German word for fear or anxiety. ...

The most famous of his works is The Ice Palace, a story of two girls who build a profoundly strong relationship that ultimately ends tragically.

A prolific author, he won a number of awards, including the The Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1963 for his novel The Ice Palace and the Venice Prize in 1953 for The Winds. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature on three separate occasions (1964, 1968 and 1969). Several of his books have been translated into English, among them The Birds, Through Naked Branches, and The Ice Palace. Winners of the Nordic Councils Literature Prize: 2004 Kari Hotakainen, Finland: Löpgravsvägen 2003 Eva Ström, Sverige: Revbensstäderna (digte) 2002 Lars Saabye Christensen, Norge: Halvbroren 2001 Jan Kjærstad, Norge: Opdageren (roman, last part of trilogy on Jonas Wergeland, the others: Forføreren and Erobreren) 2000... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual work, though individual works are sometimes...