Kirsten Brunvoll

Kirsten Brunvoll, née Sørsdal (24 December 1895 – 5 April 1976), was a Norwegian playwright, resistance member, Nacht und Nebel prisoner, World War II memoirist and politician for the Labour Party.

Biography She was born in Lier to blacksmith Gabriel Sørsdal and Kristiane Zell. She married Jonas Brunvoll in 1919, and had two sons Jonas and Gunnar. The family settled at Jar in Bærum. Between 1929 and 1939 she was a prolific playwright, mostly writing comedic plays. Gunnar escaped to Sweden and further to Great Britain and Canada, where he was trained as a pilot.

Brunvoll published the memoir book Veien til Auschwitz in 1947. She also issued one last play, Lønningsdag ("Pay Day") in 1948.