Bojer, Johan

Bojer, Johan (yō`hän boi`ər), 1872–1959, Norwegian writer. Bojer's novels of contemporary Norwegian life treat social issues from a classical liberal viewpoint. The Power of a Lie (1903, tr. 1908) and The Great Hunger (1916, tr. 1918) illustrate his humanistic philosophy. The greater depth of The Last of the Vikings (1921, tr. 1923) and Folk by the Sea (1929, tr. 1931) won critical acclaim in Norway. Bojer's later novels include The King's Men (1938, tr. 1940) and Skyld (1948).

Bibliography

See study by C. Gad (1974).

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Bojer, Johan 

Born Mar. 6,1872, in Orkdal, near Trondheim; died July 3, 1959, in Asker. Norwegian writer.

Bojer’s first work was published in 1893. In the realistic novels A Procession (1896) and The Eternal War (1899), Bojer satirically portrayed the bourgeois democracy of Norway. He was also the author of the psychological novels The Power of a Lie (1903), Our Kingdom (1908), and The Great Hunger (1916). In the novels The Last Viking (1921) and The Everlasting Struggle (1929), Bojer depicts the life of Norwegian sailors.

WORKS

Samlede verker, vols. 1–7. Oslo, 1927.
Samlede romaner, vols. 1–5. Oslo, 1942.
In Russian translation:
Severnye geroi. [Leningrad] 1926.
Vlast’ Lzhi. Leningrad, 1926.
Velikii golod. Leningrad, 1926.
Emigranty. Leningrad [1927].

REFERENCES

Topsøe-Jensen, H. G. Den skandinaviske litteraturfra 1870 til vore dage. Copenhagen, 1928.
Bull, F., F. Paasche, and A. H. Winsens. Norsk Litteratur historie, vol. 5. Oslo [1937].