Ejlert Bjerke was a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. He was born in Oslo, and made his literary debut in 1909 with the short story collection Mennesker og fauner. A second collection, Frie Fugle, was published in 1910. Among his novels are Livsfyrsten from 1914 and Sværmere i solen from 1917. His essay collection Molok was published in 1920, and the travelogue Tre horisonter in 1929. He was father of André Bjerke.
- Occupation
- writer, poet, translator
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Born
- March 14, 1887
- Died
- September 25, 1963
