Karl Adolph Gjellerup was a Danish poet and novelist who together with his compatriot Henrik Pontoppidan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917. He is associated with the Modern Breakthrough period of Scandinavian literature. He occasionally used the pseudonym Epigonos. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1917, announced November 8, 1917. Karl Gjellerup (1/2), “for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals”. Henrik Pontoppidan (1/2), “for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark”. Karl Gjellerup: born 1857, Roholte, Denmark. Henrik Pontoppidan: born 1857, Fredericia, Denmark. Wiki link Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).