| Ejlert Bjerke | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1887 |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Novelist, poet, playwright and essayist |
| Children: | André Bjerke |
Ejlert Bjerke (14 March 1887 – 25 September 1963) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. He was born in Oslo, and made his literary debut in 1909 with the short story collection Mennesker og fauner. A second collection, Frie Fugle, was published in 1910. Among his novels are Livsfyrsten from 1914 and Sværmere i solen from 1917. His essay collection Molok was published in 1920, and the travelogue Tre horisonter in 1929.[1] He was father of André Bjerke.[2]