author
Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
1855–1936
A Norwegian storyteller with a sharp eye for small-town life, he became widely known under the pen name Elias Kræmmer. His books mixed humor, everyday drama, and lively local color in ways that made him a popular writer for many readers.
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Dry fish and wet : Tales from a Norwegian seaport
by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
About the author
Born in Svelvik, Norway, in 1855, Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen built a life that stretched well beyond literature. He was also a businessman and a politician, and that broad experience seems to have fed the vivid social detail found in his writing.
As an author, he is best remembered for publishing under the pseudonym Elias Kræmmer. He wrote popular entertaining fiction, especially humorous sketches, stories, and plays that drew on Norwegian small-town and coastal life.
Nilsen died in Oslo in 1936, but his work still offers a lively window into the people, manners, and everyday worlds he observed. For listeners curious about older Scandinavian writing, he stands out as a warm, accessible voice with a gift for character and atmosphere.