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4 unusual facts about Ole Edvart Rølvaag


Ole Edvart Rølvaag

In this he was strongly influenced by Hans Andersen Foss and Peer Stromme, both of whom had written novels which provided realistic aspects of the homesteader’s experience.

The Emigrants by Norwegian author Johan Bojer, which was first published in 1925, follows many of these same themes.

Rocky Mountain locust

Another vivid portrayal of the depredations of the locust can be found in Ole Edvart Rølvaag's Giants in the Earth, based in part on his own experiences and those of his wife's family.

Waldemar Ager

Although he never achieved the commercial success of his friend, Ole Edvart Rølvaag, Ager's body of work is thought to be on many levels, comparable with and sometimes superior to that of Rølvaag.



see also

Rolvaag

Karl Rolvaag (1913–1990), U.S. politician, son of Ole Edvart Rølvaag