EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907), internationally renowned Norwegian national romantic composer. He played an important role in the cultural nation building preceding the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905.
NORWEGIAN HERITAGE is a series of illustrated books about our most important and best-known national icons. The respective titles introduce major personalities from the worlds of art and literature, science and sports, but also the many natural wonders of the country, as well as significant historical periods and cultural expressions. Each book offers an updated introduction to readers who wish to familiarize themselves with a given subject.
For a full list of the series' titles, see www.norwegian-heritage.no
Torstein Velsand (født 1976) begynte sin yrkesbane som redaktør, og har senere livnært seg som oversetter ved siden av å pleie sin pasjon for eldre tiders litteratur og bokvesen. Velsand er dessuten aktiv musiker, med gitar som hovedinstrument. Hans første egne utgivelse, Edvard Munch, utkom i Fonts serie Norges Nasjonalarv i 2010.