Synnøve Solbakken

About “Synnøve Solbakken”

Synnøve Solbakken is a Norwegian peasant novel written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and published in 1857. It first appeared in the newspaper Illustreret Folkeblad before being released as a book by Johan Fjeldsted Dahl in the same year. The novel is set in rural Norway and focuses on the life of its protagonist, Synnøve Solbakken. It reflects the social and cultural conditions of Norwegian peasants during the 19th century. The work is considered an important example of Norwegian literature from the period. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)