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Kirsten Brunvoll , nee Sørsdal -LRB- 24 December 1895 -- 5 April 1976 -RRB- was a Norwegian playwright , resistance member , Nacht und Nebel prisoner , World War II memoirist and politician for the Labour Party .. Nacht und Nebel. Nacht und Nebel. World War II. World War II. Labour Party. Labour Party ( Norway ). She was born in Lier to blacksmith Gabriel Sørsdal and Kristiane Zell .. Lier. Lier, Norway. blacksmith. blacksmith. She married Jonas Brunvoll in 1919 , and had two sons Jonas and Gunnar .. Jonas Brunvoll. Jonas Brunvoll, Sr.. Jonas. Jonas Brunvoll, Jr.. Gunnar. Gunnar Brunvoll. The family settled at Jar in Bærum .. Jar. Jar, Norway. Bærum. Bærum. Between 1929 and 1939 she was a prolific playwright , mostly writing comedic plays .. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany the Brunvoll family took part in civil resistance ; the whole family contributed to production and distribution of the illegal newspapers Norge and Norge Krigsnytt .. occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. civil resistance. Norwegian resistance movement. illegal newspapers. Underground media in German-occupied Europe. When the undercover newspaper organization was discovered by the Gestapo in 1941 , several family members were arrested .. Kirsten Brunvoll 's husband and her son Jonas ended up in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp , but both survived the war .. Jonas. Jonas Brunvoll, Jr.. Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Gunnar escaped to Sweden and further to Great Britain and Canada , where he was trained as a pilot .. Gunnar. Gunnar Brunvoll. Kirsten Brunvoll was arrested and incarcerated at the Grini concentration camp in January 1942 , and was transferred to Germany , to Ravensbruck , a camp specifically for women , in February 1943 .. Grini concentration camp. Grini concentration camp. Ravensbruck. Ravensbruck concentration camp. While in Ravensbruck , being unfit for slave labour due to illness , she was selected for `` transport '' , and ended up at the Majdanek concentration camp in German occupied Poland .. Ravensbruck. Ravensbruck concentration camp. Majdanek concentration camp. Majdanek concentration camp. She was later transferred to the extermination camp Birkenau , a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp system , where she arrived in 1944 .. extermination camp. extermination camp. Auschwitz concentration camp. Auschwitz concentration camp. Since the Birkenau gas chambers were designated specifically for killing Jews , the camp authorities had SS physicians sort out non-Jews based on their ability to work .. killing Jews. Final Solution. Brunvoll reported she was fit for work , asking for a position as knitter .. knitter. knitting. The following winter she was sent for transport again , a long walk under harsh conditions .. The weakest women , those who could not keep up with the others , received no mercy and were shot by the German SS guards , their corpses left behind .. Brunvoll ended up back in the Ravensbruck concentration camp .. Ravensbruck. Ravensbruck concentration camp. She was eventually rescued by the White Buses .. White Buses. White Buses. Brunvoll published the memoir book Veien til Auschwitz in 1947 .. She also issued one last play , Lønningsdag -LRB- `` Pay Day '' -RRB- in 1948 .. She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the terms 1945 -- 1949 and 1950 -- 1953 .. Parliament of Norway. Parliament of Norway. Akershus. Akershus. In total she met during 17 days of parliamentary session .