Duun, Olav (1876-1939)

Norwegian novelist. His main work is the novel cycle Juvikfolke/The People of Juvik (1918-23), which traces a country family through several generations, from a feudal pagan way of life to a more humane Christianity. Other important novels are the Medmenneske trilogy (1929-33) and Menneske og maktene/Floodtide of Fate (1938).

He was born in Namdalen and wrote in his own Trøndelag dialect.