Peter Nansen
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Peter Nansen was a Danish
novelist, journalist
, and publisher.
He is best known as the author of the novels Julie's Diary, Marie, and God's Peace, which together constitute Love's Trilogy. Marie in particular became in short order very highly esteemed, and Pierre Bonnard
's illustrations (which appeared in 1897 in La Revue Blanche) for the novel were much admired by Renoir
. An English translation of Love's Trilogy by Julia Le Gallienne (the second wife of Richard Le Gallienne
) appeared in 1908.
He was born in Copenhagen
and worked for two decades for the publishing house Gyldendal
. It was in his capacity as a editor at Gyldendal that he famously told Sigrid Undset
not to attempt to write any more historical novel
s because she had "no talent for it".
His second wife was the actress Betty Nansen
. He died in 1918 in Mariager
, a small town in central Denmark
.
He is generally regarded as having been very much influenced by the critic Georg Brandes
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
novelist, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, and publisher.
He is best known as the author of the novels Julie's Diary, Marie, and God's Peace, which together constitute Love's Trilogy. Marie in particular became in short order very highly esteemed, and Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of Les Nabis.-Biography:...
's illustrations (which appeared in 1897 in La Revue Blanche) for the novel were much admired by Renoir
Renoir
-People with the surname Renoir :* Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French painter* Pierre Renoir , French actor and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir* Jean Renoir , French film director and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir...
. An English translation of Love's Trilogy by Julia Le Gallienne (the second wife of Richard Le Gallienne
Richard Le Gallienne
Richard Le Gallienne was an English author and poet. The American actress Eva Le Gallienne was his daughter, by his second marriage.-Life and career:...
) appeared in 1908.
He was born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and worked for two decades for the publishing house Gyldendal
Gyldendal
Gyldendal may refer to:*Gyldendal, a Danish publishing house*Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, a Norwegian publishing house founded as a demerger from the Danish one*Søren Gyldendal, the founder of the Danish publishing house...
. It was in his capacity as a editor at Gyldendal that he famously told Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...
not to attempt to write any more historical novel
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
s because she had "no talent for it".
His second wife was the actress Betty Nansen
Betty Nansen
Betty Nansen was a Danish actress and theatre director of the theater that carries her name, the Betty Nansen Theatre....
. He died in 1918 in Mariager
Mariager
Mariager is a town in central Denmark with a population of 2,555 , located in Mariagerfjord municipality in Region Nordjylland in Jutland.-External links:**...
, a small town in central Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
He is generally regarded as having been very much influenced by the critic Georg Brandes
Georg Brandes
Georg Morris Cohen Brandes was a Danish critic and scholar who had great influence on Scandinavian and European literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century. He is seen as the theorist behind the "Modern Breakthrough" of Scandinavian culture...
.