Alexander Kielland

Alexander L. Kielland
Kielland in later years
Born	Alexander Lange Kielland (1849-02-18)18 February 1849 Stavanger, Norway
Died	6 April 1906(1906-04-06) (aged 57) Bergen, Norway
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, businessman, and politician.
Literary movement	Realism

Alexander Lange Kielland (Norwegian: [ɑɫɛˈksɑ̀ndər ˈlɑ̂ŋːə ˈçɛ̀lːɑn]; 18 February 1849 – 6 April 1906) was a Norwegian realistic writer of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" of Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie.