Rölvaag
Americannoun
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Mugdi has chosen to translate Ole Edvart Rolvaag’s “Giants in the Earth” from the original Norwegian into Somali.
From New York Times
Rolvaag’s saga — published between 1924 and 1925 and the first in a trilogy — concerns a family of Norwegian pioneers in the Dakota Territory who struggle with Native Americans, forces of nature and their immigrant identity.
From New York Times
Willa Cather and Ole Rolvaag come to mind, as does Garrison Keillor.
From Seattle Times
“Giants in the Earth”, a novel by Ole Edvart Rolvaag, a Norwegian-American, describes Norwegian homesteaders’ hardscrabble life in today’s South Dakota, and was a great success both in America and back in Norway.
From Economist
Rolvaag, Giants in the Earth Just as good earth and climate around Epernay, France, provide nature's ideal spot for nurturing champagne grapes, the Midwest's long growing season, heavy spring or summer rains and rich, two-foot-deep topsoil are perfect for grain cultivation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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