The Great Hunger

by Johan Bojer

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Genres: Classics, Novels, Fiction

338 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1916

About the author

Johan Bojer 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.

Reviews

[Allyson Shaw]

"A man with a sledgehammer in his hands instinctively looks up to heaven." Reading a translation is always through a glass darkly. Even so, I was riveted by this book, despite its Dickensian melodrama, sentimentality and pompous turns. It paralleled my journey in northern Norway and captured the spirit of my ancestors- Norwegian fishermen, peasants and, later, engineers. It brought to life the place and people for me, now only ghosts, while I was "stuck" on a ship at storm on the open sea off the West coast of Norway.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another free Kindle book I read while in Tucson.

[Alina D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Foamea cea mare a foamea de absolut. Roman al condiției umane, merită citit!