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Miriam
Gripende og dramatisk fortelling fra krigstidens Norge om en ung jødisk pike og hennes både triste og lykkelige opplevelser.
138 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1950
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About the author
Aimée Sommerfelt
20 books4 followersAimée Sommerfelt was a Norwegian author of numerous children's books and young adult novels, as well as a prolific translator.
She was born Nicoline Aimée Dedichen in Oslo in 1892, the daughter of Norwegian physicist Henrik Dedichen.
After studying in Paris, she became an authorized French translator.
She later began writing children's books, and made her debut with the novel "Stopp tyven! (Stop, Thief!)" in 1934.
For 30 years, she wrote a regular column in the magazine Alle kvinners (All Women), in which she gave advice about parenting and children.
Sommerfelt was most famous for her 1959 work The Road to Agra, which became an international bestseller. In 1961, it became her first book to be published in the United States, being translated into English by Evelyn Ramsden. In the U.S., the book won both the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Josette Frank Award.
Her books usually highlighted issues of social justice. They placed young protagonists in extremely difficult circumstances, such as poverty and wartime.
She married linguist Alf Sommerfelt and was also the cousin of Norwegian writer Hans Heiberg.
Sommerfelt was a member of the State Film Control during the first years of World War II as well as after the war ended, and she was the leader of the Youth Literature Writer's Association (ULF) from 1957 - 1966.
Towards the end of her life, she lost her sight and was completely blind when she wrote her last two books.
She died in 1975 at the age of 83.
She was born Nicoline Aimée Dedichen in Oslo in 1892, the daughter of Norwegian physicist Henrik Dedichen.
After studying in Paris, she became an authorized French translator.
She later began writing children's books, and made her debut with the novel "Stopp tyven! (Stop, Thief!)" in 1934.
For 30 years, she wrote a regular column in the magazine Alle kvinners (All Women), in which she gave advice about parenting and children.
Sommerfelt was most famous for her 1959 work The Road to Agra, which became an international bestseller. In 1961, it became her first book to be published in the United States, being translated into English by Evelyn Ramsden. In the U.S., the book won both the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Josette Frank Award.
Her books usually highlighted issues of social justice. They placed young protagonists in extremely difficult circumstances, such as poverty and wartime.
She married linguist Alf Sommerfelt and was also the cousin of Norwegian writer Hans Heiberg.
Sommerfelt was a member of the State Film Control during the first years of World War II as well as after the war ended, and she was the leader of the Youth Literature Writer's Association (ULF) from 1957 - 1966.
Towards the end of her life, she lost her sight and was completely blind when she wrote her last two books.
She died in 1975 at the age of 83.
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January 30, 2021
Quick read, About friendship, not judging others... how prejudices lead to terrible things... like the war. And then in times of difficulty, terror, hatred, and darkness... there is love and in some ways a happy ending ☺️
....You can read this within 2 hours, during covid, on a sunny day, when sitting in your car...outside of a mall parking lot :P
....You can read this within 2 hours, during covid, on a sunny day, when sitting in your car...outside of a mall parking lot :P
June 6, 2024
(Leste den norske originalutgaven) En fin historie om et mørkt tema fra flere perspektiver. Om fordommer, diskriminering, vennskap, falskhet, krig, forfølgelse, flykt, flyktningtilværelse, forelskelse m.m. De to hovedpersonene er to unge jenter som blir tenåringer og venninner i Oslo under annen verdenskrig.
June 16, 2021
Interesting as I never realized the Nazi's were also terrorizing Norway. The story was very relatable for a young reader.
June 9, 2025
Teen novel about 2 Norwegian girls during WWIi—one living in the bedroom formerly occupied by the other Gil. The other girl is Jewish and her family wa evicted from their home. The girls meet and become friends. As German troops arrive in Norway, things get dangerous for Miriam’s family.
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