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Bør Børson Jr. (novel)
''Bør Børson jr.'' is a satirical novel from the boom period during World War I, written by Norwegian writer Johan Falkberget. It was first published as a feuilleton in the satirical magazine ''Hvepsen'' in 1917, then again printed as a feuilleton in the newspaper ''Nidaros (newspaper), Nidaros'', and issued as a book in 1920. The story was a great success, and has later been adapted into two films (Bør Børson Jr. (1938), one in 1938 and Bør Børson Jr. (1974 film), one in 1974), a comedy, a musical, and a comic series. Plot "Bør Børson Olderstad" is a farmer's son from the fictional valley of Olderdalen, located in Sør-Trøndelag. Dreaming about money, wealth and a position at the board of the local savings bank, he has changed his last name to Børson, and started a local grocery store. The name Børson is a paraphrase of the Norwegian word ', from the , in . Via various burlesque episodes, he eventually ends up as a millionaire. The story ends with a wedding between Bø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Falkberget
Johan Falkberget, born Johan Petter Lillebakken, (30 September 1879 – 5 April 1967) was a Norwegian author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Life and career Johan Falkberget was born on the Lillebakken farm in the Rugldal valley of Røros Municipality, Norway. The area was known for its copper mines. In 1891, he began to write his Christianus Sextus trilogy, though it was not published until later. He formally changed his surname for writing purposes in 1893, from Lillebakken to Falkberget—the name of the farm he then lived on (this was a normal practice in those days). His first work was published in 1902. In 1906 he quit his job as a miner and found a job as editor of the newspaper '' Nybrott'' in Ålesund. In 1908 he traveled to Fredrikstad and edited '' Smaalenenes Socialdemokrat''. He then received a government-sponsored scholarship and traveled to Kirkenes. From 1909 to 1922 his primary residence and workplace was in Kristiania (now Oslo). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |