Apart from his writing, in his early years he worked as a teacher, journalist, sailor and lumberjack in Newfoundland.
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Aksel Sandemose (19 March 1899 – 6 August 1965) was a novelist, born in Nykøbing, Mors Island, Denmark to a Danish father and a Norwegian mother.
The trio including Kaia Huuse and Veslemøy Solberg in addition to Giørtz released 'Jenter fra Jante' (Nordicae, 1999) performing lyrics by Aksel Sandemose.
Nykøbing was the place of birth of Danish-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose and the reputed inspiration for the fictional town of Jante, associated with the Jante Law, in Sandemose's novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks.