Ola Viker
Ola Viker was a Norwegian novelist and lawyer. He wrote a total of eight novels, and was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1963.
Personal life and education
Viker was born in Fluberg, Oppland on 5 April 1897, a son of farmers Harald Viker and Ingeborg Louise Schee. He married Christine Wang in 1930.After graduating in jurisprudence in 1923, he worked as lawyer in Dokka until 1937. He then took over the family farm from his parents.
Literary career
He made his literary debut in 1951 with the novel Gullskoen. His next novels were Månemyra, and Dommerbordet. He wrote a total of eight novels, all with the lawyer "Karl" as protagonist and storyteller. There are tales from ancient times, such as the 1600s or 1700s, about thieves, murderers, horse traders, farm workers, wolf hunters and supersticious women, and events like tragic love stories, hard generation conflicts between fathers and sons, suspicious drowning accidents, and border disputes. His last five novels are Karl Fortelleren from 1960, Ulvegraven, Kilden, which earned him the Riksmål newspaper literary prize, Guttorm den gode, and Frostrøyk og morgenrøde.He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1963.