author
Burchard Jessen
1871–1925
Known for sharp, lively Norwegian fiction, this early 20th-century writer moved between satire and sea stories. His novels include the small-town newspaper tale Frokostbladet and the maritime novel S/S "Styggen".
2 Audiobooks
S/S "Styggen"
by Burchard Jessen
Aamiaislehti
by Burchard Jessen
About the author
Born in Bergen on March 27, 1871, Burchard Jessen was a Norwegian author whose books were published in the early 1900s. Available records consistently identify him as having died on November 15, 1925.
Jessen is remembered through works such as Frokostbladet, later translated into Finnish as Aamiaislehti, and S/S "Styggen". These books suggest a writer with range: one story satirizes local ambition and small-town maneuvering, while the other is rooted in working life at sea and the rough humor of a harbor world.
Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm, his surviving fiction points to an author interested in everyday characters, social friction, and vividly observed settings. Today, his work remains accessible through digital library projects that have kept these novels in circulation for new readers.