Johan Bojer | |
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Born | 6 March 1872 Ørkedalsøren, Norway |
Died | 3 July 1959 |
Notable works | The Emigrants Den siste viking |
Johan Bojer (6 March 1872 – 3 July 1959) was a popular Norwegian novelist and dramatist. He principally wrote about the lives of the poor farmers and fishermen, both in his native Norway and among the Norwegian immigrants in the United States. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.[1]