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Barbra Mathilde Ring (4 July 1870 – 6 May 1955) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, children's writer, biographer, memoirist, literary critic and theatre critic. She made her literary début in 1904 with the girl's novel Babbens Dagbog. Her children's books about "Peik" and other characters achieved great popularity. Her first novel for adults was Jomfruen, published in 1914.[1][2]

Barbra Ring
Barbra Ring in 1922
Born	Barbra Mathilde Ring (1870-07-04)4 July 1870 Drammen, Norway
Died	6 May 1955(1955-05-06) (aged 84)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Novelist short story writer children's writer biographer literary critic theatre critic
Children	Gerda Ring
Relatives	Hanna Winsnes (great-grandmother) Bab Christensen (granddaughter) Pelle Christensen (grandson)

Ring is probably best remembered for her children's books.[3] Her folkloric story "Itte no knussel" (from the story collection Fnugg) is also characterized as a little pearl,[4] and her novel Eldjarstad is named as her best work in this genre.[5]

Personal life

Ring was born in Drammen to judge Ole Ring and Thora Augusta Ravn. She was the great-granddaughter of Hanna Winsnes. She married wholesaler Thorvald Kirsebom in 1890, and they had the daughter Gerda Ring in 1891. The couple divorced in 1902. In 1917 she married colonel Ragnar Rosenquist.[6]

Selected works

• Babbens Dagbog, 1904
• Tertit, 1905
• Lillefru Tertit, 1906
• Vildbasser, 1906 (short stories)
• Tvillinger og andre barn, 1907 (short stories)
• Anne Karine Corvin, 1907
• Fjeldmus paa utenlands-reise, 1908
• To Aar efter, 1908
• Fnugg, 1909 (short stories)
• Riebes paa Star, 1910
• Da Peik skulde gjøre sin Lykke, 1910
• Peik, 1911
• Billet mrk. "286". En Fortælling om en ung Pige, 1911
• Fra Hanna Winsnes' Prestegaard, 1911
• Den rette, 1912
• Den kjærligheten, 1913 (short stories)
• Rædharen, 1913
• Jomfruen, 1914 (novel)
• Før kulden kommer, 1915
• Under seil, 1916
• Veien, 1917
• Vildbasser og andre Fortællinger. Rædharen, 1919
• Guldkappen, 1919
• To, 1920
• Mennesket Fernanda Nissen, 1921 (biography of Fernanda Nissen)
• Kredsen, 1921
• Kongens hjerte, 1922 (children's comedy, staged at Nationaltheatret)
• Søstre, 1922
• En mand, 1923
• For hundrede Aar siden. Hanna Winsnes og Hendes., 1924 (biography)
• Unge fruer, 1924
• Vi fraskilte barn. Ved et av dem, 1924
• Vi som vandrer, 1926
• Kvinde, 1927
• Lille-Mette, 1928
• Dengang da jeg var pige, 1928 (memoirs)
• Minder og små bekjendelser, 1929 (memoirs)
• Nu, 1930
• Eldjarstad, 1931
• Et år gikk rundt, 1932
• Elven strømmer, 1933
• Chansen, 1934
• Jolle, 1934
• Leken på Ladeby, 1936
• Leken blir liv, 1937
• Marcus Gjøgs medaljong, 1938
• Farlig start, 1939
• Sånn er Norge, 1940
• Mellom venner og fiender, 1947 (memoirs)

References

Bibliography

• Hagemann, Sonja (1974). Barnelitteratur i Norge 1850–1914 (in Norwegian). Aschehoug. pp. 197–207. ISBN 82-03-03868-9.
• Winsnes, A.H. (1961). Norges Litteratur fra 1880–årene til første verdenskrig (in Norwegian). Aschehoug. pp. 586–588.
• Amdam, Per (1975). "En ny realisme. Historie og samtid". In Beyer, Edvard (ed.). Norges Litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 399–400.

На других языках

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[de] Barbra Ring

Barbra Mathilde Ring (* 4. Juli 1870 in Drammen; † 16. Mai 1955 in Oslo) war eine norwegische Schriftstellerin und Literaturkritikerin.

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- [en] Barbra Ring

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