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Johan Bojer

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Johan Bojer , 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 (1872–1959), Norwegian novelist, visited the U.S. (1923) to gather material for his novel, The Emigrants (1925), concerned with the settling of the Middle West by Norwegian farmers.

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