Norway's cultural life is rich and dynamic, and many artists have been noticed abroad. The most famous among them is the playwright Henryk Ibsen (1828-1906). His famous dramas, such as The Doll's House and Upiory are often staged on theaters worldwide.
Three Norwegian writers won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Bjornstjerne Bjornson (1832-1910) received an award in 1903 year. He wrote novels, poems and plays, he is also the author of the Norwegian national anthem "Ja, we love". Our productive writer Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) received the Nobel Prize in 1920 year for the novel The Blessing of the Earth, and Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) received the award eight years later. She has written many novels, which takes place in medieval Norway.
Norwegians also distinguished themselves in areas of culture other than literature. Edward Munch (1863-1944) gained worldwide fame with his painting "The Scream". Edward Grieg (1843-1907) is Norway's greatest classical composer, and one of his many famous works is "In the grotto of the mountain king".
Opera singer Kirsten Flagstad (18951962) belongs to the group of the best world sopranos of all time and is one of the most famous Norwegian women in the world.
The Norwegians have also made themselves known recently. Actress and director Liv Ullmann distinguished herself, among others, for her participation in the films of the Swede Ingmar Bergman, a pop group A-ha, in recent decades she has toured the world.
In all areas of culture, representatives of Norwegian culture are successful abroad, which contributes to strengthening Norway's position on the world map.