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1920
Sekstenåringen Håkon Lie bokser på kveldene. Søsteren Maria, sitter som politisk fange på Akershus og har blitt syk. De trenger penger til å kjøpe medisin. Hvis han vinner matchen får han penger. Han taper og blir tvunget til å tjene penger på annet vis.1920 er en roman om det som kunne ha skjedd. Oslo heter i 1920 Kristiania. Femten år før, i 1905, ble ikke unionen med Sverige oppløst. Svenskene oppdaget at Nordsjøen var full av olje. Norge kunne ikke bli fritt. Norge er styrt av en svensk stattholder og det brutale SP - Spesial-Politiet.
175 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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Jon Ewo
88 books19 followersJon Ewo was born in Oslo, 1957. He has worked as a consultant, editor, freelancer, publisher and author. His first book for young adults was released in 1993, and since then he has written lots of books in lots of genres.
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February 21, 2015
I hate it when standalones end on a cliffhanger. I should have expected it, because they can't overthrow the government in less than 200 pages, but it was still disappointing.
This book is a norwegian alternate history book, about what would happen if Norway's union with Sweden never ended, and we were still a dual monarchy in 1920. So the concept is really interesting.
The writing is decent. There is no romance at all. But there are also no important female characters. One is sick through the entire book, only appears at the beginning and at the end, and only says two words. The other dies a few pages after we meet her. I think that's very sad, because with alternate history books there is so much you can do, and if you make all your heroes male, you're still clinging to the history you are trying to change.
I really liked that most of the major characters in this book are based on real people in Norway, who lived in 1920. They're well-known now, but this book explores what would've happened to them in a different society, and I think that's a really cool angle.
This book is a norwegian alternate history book, about what would happen if Norway's union with Sweden never ended, and we were still a dual monarchy in 1920. So the concept is really interesting.
The writing is decent. There is no romance at all. But there are also no important female characters. One is sick through the entire book, only appears at the beginning and at the end, and only says two words. The other dies a few pages after we meet her. I think that's very sad, because with alternate history books there is so much you can do, and if you make all your heroes male, you're still clinging to the history you are trying to change.
I really liked that most of the major characters in this book are based on real people in Norway, who lived in 1920. They're well-known now, but this book explores what would've happened to them in a different society, and I think that's a really cool angle.
September 4, 2016
This was an interesting twist on history! I didnt really like the whole boxing thing, hard to relate for a girl who really does not like boxing, but it was fastpaced and interesting and action from the get-go.
November 27, 2017
Slightly better than 1956, but the ending wasn’t that great. Fails the Bechdel test rather horribly, with three female characters, two of which are only mentioned twice. The third is a damsel in distress.
April 15, 2014
Jeg likte den. Ble interessert i historien og det er jo imponerende nok i seg sjøl. En morsom AU-historisk fic, med en mainchara som føles ekte, til tross for noen forutsigbarheter hist og her.
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