Absalom s Hair Author:Bjornstjerne Bjornson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (1832 - 1910) is one of "The Great Four" Norwegian poets. He was a 1903 Nobel Prize winner in literature. He wrote the lyrics for the Norwegian national anthem, "Ja vi elsker dette." During his lifetime Bjornson was considered Ibsen's equal, Since then his reputation as an author has diminished but his influence ... more »is still strong. Absalom's Hair is the story of sixty year old Harold Kaas who has giave up his bachelor ways to marry Kristen Ravn who was much younger than he. The town gossiped that the marriage could not be a happy one since they lived in separate wings of the house. The story proceeds from there to a disquieting ending with no easy answers and little hope of redemption for the characters.« less