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Gunnar
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (23 September 1848 - 4 October 1895) was a Norwegian-American author and college professor. He is best remembered for his novel Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life, which is generally considered to have been the first novel by a Norwegian immigrant in America He was born at the Norwegian naval base Fredriksvern, near the village of Stavern in Vestfold County, Norway. Boyesen grew up in Fredriksvern, then in Kongsberg, and, from 1854, at Systrand in Sogn. From 1860, he went to Drammen Latin School, and, after his final exams, he took another exam at the university in 1868. Boyesen was well-schooled in both German and Scandinavian literature, graduating from the University of Leipzig and the University of Oslo
A Good-For-Nothing
In "A Good-For-Nothing," Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen delves into the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations through the lens of a seemingly aimless protagonist, Knut. The narrative is infused with Boyesen's characteristic wit and keen psychological insight, reflecting the social anxieties of late 19th-century America. Boyesen's literary style employs vivid characterizations and sharp dialogues, creating an engaging tableau of the struggles between individuality and conformity in a rapidly modernizing world. With a blend of realism and romanticism, the novel captures the disorientation of a generation caught between tradition and the burgeoning spirit of independence. Hjalma...
Boyhood in Norway: Stories of Boy-Life in the Land of the Midnight Sun
A deadly feud was raging among the boys of Numedale. The East-Siders hated the West-Siders, and thrashed them when they got a chance; and the West-Siders, when fortune favored them, returned the compliment with interest. It required considerable courage for a boy to venture, unattended by comrades, into the territory of the enemy; and no one took the risk unless dire necessity compelled him. The hostile parties had played at war so long that they had forgotten that it was play; and now were actually inspired with the emotions which they had formerly simulated. Under the leadership of their chieftains, Halvor Reitan and Viggo Hook, they held councils of war, sent out scouts, planned midnight ...
Boyhood in Norway
"Boyhood in Norway" from Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen. Norwegian-born American critic, novelist, short-story writer, translator, and poet (1848-1895).
