| Bibliography |
MENTIONED IN:
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "In 1873 she at last gave up her anonymity and put her own name on the title page". "[She was a ]pioneer for women's rights and for a social literature full of wit".
- Pléiade p.993
- Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) II, 843.
Cf.
- Collett, A., Camilla Colletts livs historie. Oslo, 1911,
- Ellisiv Steen (1908-2001), Camilla Collett om seg selv (1985) (biography)
- Torill Steinfeld, Den unge Camilla Collett, et kvinnehjertes historie (1996) [The young Camilla Collett, the history of a woman’s heart](biography) Collett BIbliography in preparation at the National Library of Norway - see weblink |
| Provisional Notes |
No French translations in Cat. BnF;
No Dutch translations in KB The Hague
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Daughter of Nicolai Wergeland (priest, writer, politician in 1814).
Sister of Hendrik Wergeland (author).
Marriage 1841; husband, Jonas Collett. 4 sons. Published essays and short stories in the 1840s. Her first novel was published in 1854-55, after the death of husband, Jonas Collett.
Her novel Amtmandens Døtre has recently been translated into Bulgarian (Dŭšterite na gubernatora, Sofija: Delakort, 2005), English (The district governor's daughters, Norvik press 1992, and later editions), (Les filles du préfet, Les Classiques du monde,Carouge: Zoe 2010), German (Die Töchter des Amtmanns, Siegen: Carl Böschen Verlag, 2000), Swedish (Amtmannens döttrar, Stockholm:Trevi), 1983).
T.St.06/2011
Well-known Norwegian writer. A pioneer of the novel in Norway, and also in the field of feminist criticism. Published short stories, an autobiographical work, essays, reviews. As a widow she tried to make a living from her publications, with rather poor results. As a young woman she was a guest in Therese von Bacheracht's literary salon in Hamburg in spring 1837 and befriended Theodor von Mundt.
Author of travel writing
KLK 1904
MENTIONED IN: - Offen, European feminisms, 2000, p.120ss: new initiatives |