O. E. Rølvaag (1876–1931)
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Norwegian-born Rolvaag emigrated to the United States at age 20 in 1896. Following a college education in Minnesota and Norway, he began the writing and teaching career (at St. Olaf College, Minnesota) that was to bring him fame as an interpreter of the Norwegian-American cultural experience. toon meer Rolvaag's understanding of immigrant life on the prairie was the source of novels that have given his name a solid place in both national literatures. His first, highly autobiographical work, The Third Life of Per Smevik (1912), was published under the pseudonym Paal Morck. Rolvaag's masterpiece, Giants in the Earth (1924--25), is his own translation, with Lincoln Colcord, of the first two of four novels dealing with the family of Per Hansa. Peder Victorious (1928) and Their Fathers' God (1931) complete the epic, although these two novels are less compelling. toon minder
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Deklamationsboken 1 exemplaar
The Book of Longing 1 exemplaar
To tullinger : et billede fra idag 1 exemplaar
Their Father's God 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Rølvaag, O. E.
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Rølvaag, Ole Edvart (birth name)
- Geboortedatum
- 1876-04-22
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1931-11-05
- Graflocatie
- Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Minnesota, USA
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- Norway (birth)
USA (naturalized) - Land (voor op de kaart)
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Dønna, Norway
- Plaats van overlijden
- Northfield, Minnesota, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Northfield, Minnesota, USA
Canton, South Dakota, USA - Opleiding
- St. Olaf College
- Beroepen
- college professor
scholar of Norwegian language and literature
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A lot of comments have been made about Beret and her mental illness. Her uncontrolled fear of the Midwest was justified. She was in a strange land without the comfort of true community. There was an underlying fear of Indians - fear and fascination in equal measure. I am reminded of the 10,000 Maniacs' song, "Gold Rush Brides" written by Natalie Merchant. The lines, "The land was free and the prices was right", and "Who were the homestead wives? Who were the gold rush brides? Does anybody know?...Accounts of madness, childbirth, loneliness, and grief" are particularly poignant. When Beret uncovers an evil secret wrongdoing her husband committed she starts to question their entire relationship. She fears that evil everywhere and her husband seems oblivious to her growing concerns. No one in the community notices her distress until it is beyond breaking. They even make fun of her nonsense. Were they distracted by opportunity? Were they preoccupied with adversities such as the strain of long, harsh winters and plagues of locusts in the summers? Did they want to slough off their old world identities identities in the new world by choosing new names? The question becomes how does one honor traditions of Norway while forging a new existence in America?… (meer)