Johan Bojer
Johan Bojer (born March 6, 1872 in Orkdal near Trondheim , † July 3, 1959 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian writer .
Life
Johan Kristoffer Bojer was born as Johan Kristoffer Hansen as the illegitimate child of the maid Johanne Elgåen and the trade assistant Hans Bojer (Boier?). He grew up as a foster child with the Fætten family in Rissa . As a teenager he worked as a farmer and fisherman, later also as a sales representative, fish buyer, office worker and accountant.
In 1893 Bojer published his first literary text, Unge tanker , but still under the name Johan K. Hansson. He only took his father's surname after his death in 1894. His father leaves him a small inheritance, which Bojer takes to Paris in 1895 , where he lives with interruptions until 1915. Here he meets his famous compatriot Knut Hamsun and August Strindberg , who may have influenced his decision to work full-time as a writer.
Johan Bojer's writing style is based on that of Victor Hugo and Alexander Lange Kielland . In simple, naturalistic language, he describes the life of ordinary people and the beauty of the landscape of his home country. His best known and most successful work is Den siste viking (Eng. 'Die Lofotfischer' or 'The last Viking'), a novel about the Lofot fishery around 1900 that is still exciting to read today . a. Reference to the so-called Battle of the Trollfjord of March 6th, 1890, a fight between wealthy entrepreneurs in steamers on the one hand and simple fishermen in sailing ships on the other for the fish resources of the sea. Also of interest is his novel Vår egen Stamme (Eng. 'The Emigrants') about the ultimately unsuccessful attempt by some Norwegian emigrants to gain a foothold in North Dakota , USA. To this end, Bojer undertakes a research trip to the USA in 1923, on which he also Upton Sinclair and Douglas Fairbanks sen. meets.
In 1899 Johan Bojer married Ellen Lous Lange. The marriage had three children: Thora (* 1902), who married the sculptor and painter Dyre Vaa in 1927 , Randi (* 1903) and Halvard (* 1905). From 1919 Johan Bojer lived as a freelance writer on his country estate near Oslo . Here he died on July 3, 1959.
Works
- 1893: Unge tanker, Roman (still under the name Johan K. Hansson)
- 1895: En Moder, play / Helga, Roman / Gravholmen, play
- 1896: Et folketog, novel
- 1897: Olav den hellige, play / På kirkevei, fairy tale
- 1898: Rørfløytene, fairy tale
- 1899: Den evige krig, novel
- 1900: Moder Lea, Roman
- 1901: Gamle historier, folk tales
- 1902: En pilgrimsgang, Roman / Theodora, play
- 1903: Troens makt, Roman (German title: Power of Lies )
- 1904: Brutus, play / Hvite fugler, fairy tale
- 1908: Vårt rike, Roman (German title: Our Empire )
- 1910: Troens makt, novel dramatization / Kjærlighetens øyne, play
- 1911: Liv, Roman
- 1913: Maria Walewska, play
- 1913: Fangen som sang, Roman (German title: The prisoner who sang )
- 1916: Den franske fane, article / Sigurd Brå, play / Den store hunger, novel (German title: The great hunger )
- 1917: Verdens ansikt, novel
- 1919: Dyrendal, novel
- 1920: Stille vær, stories
- 1921: Den siste viking, Roman (German title: Die Lofotfischer , also The Last Wiking )
- 1924: Vår egen steme, novel (German title: The emigrants )
- 1927: Det nye tempel, Roman (German title: The new temple )
- 1929: Folk ved sjøen, Roman (German title: People and Sea )
- 1931: Mens årene går, novel
- 1932: Maria Walewska, play (second version)
- 1933: Huset og havet, Roman
- 1935: Dagen og natten, Roman
- 1938: Kongens karer, novel (German title: The king's guys )
- 1939: Gård og grend, short stories
- 1941: Hustruen, play
- 1942: Læregutt, autobiography, 1st part
- 1946: Svenn, autobiography, 2nd part
- 1948: Skyld, Roman (German title: The Guilt of Kristen Fjelken )
- 1952: Lov og liv, Roman
- 1958: Fjell og fjære, short stories
- 1960: Glimt og gleder, articles, texts, songs (published posthumously)
literature
- Carl Gad: Johan Bojer. Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1917.
- Pierre G. La Chesnais: Johann Bojer. Gyldendal, Oslo 1932.
- Eyvind Maehle: Johan Bojer. Dissertation . Greifswald 1920.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johan Bojer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography about Johan Bojer on nbl.snl.no in Norsk biografisk leksikon (Norwegian)
- Johan Bojer on snl.no in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Biography in Norwegian at bojer.no
- Biography and sources on rissa.kommune.no
- Digitized books by Johan Bojer on nb.no in the Nasjonalbiblioteket .
- Pictures by Johan Bojer on oslobilder.no in the Oslo Museum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bojer, Johan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orkdal near Trondheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 1959 |
| Place of death | Oslo |