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...PRISONER WHO SANG-Johan Bojer-Century ($2.00). Enthusiastically heralded by its jacket blurb as "A Peer Gynt in prose," this is the story of a Norwegian of many aliases, a strange lad who wanders through the countryside impersonating now a preacher, now a young actor, now a decrepit bank messenger-a "long procession of persons, created by himself, and every one of them fleeing before the police." Sometimes he grew anxious for their safety. And the reader assuredly grows dizzy. Bojer has a graphic, stark style, a trick of creating atmosphere in a single sentence...
Frank Morris, California author: "Johan Bojer, Norwegian writer stopping at the Whitcomb Hotel, San Francisco, stated that in his opinion I am the world's greatest novelist...
...Johan Bojer, Norwegian novelist: I arrived from Norway to lecture to my half million former countrymen, now U. S. farmers. Said I: ' It is not good for Norway, this emigration. But it is no doubt an excellent thing for the U. S. . . . The future American will be a big blond...
...Julius Theodorowicz, Violinist Mr. George Laurent, Flutist Mr. Johan Langedoen, Cellist...
...Suite "L Arlesienne" Bizet (a) Prelude (b) Adagietto (c) Minuetto Orientale Cut Mr. Julius Theodorowicz Intermezzo Granados Gavotte from "Orpheus" Gluek Mr. George Laurent Elegle Massenet Mr. Johan Laugedoen Serenado Dirigo Menuel Paderewsky Boatmen's Song Russian Melodie