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Okoa

Okoa is a Danish poet and novelist, and a major advocate of local literature and socially conscious literature in Denmark.

Chinese name: Aakjaer

Foreign name: Aakjaer, Jeppe

Nationality: Denmark

Birthplace: Jutland

Date of birth: September 10, 1866

Date of death: April 22, 1930

Occupation: Poet and novelist

< p>Main achievements: Advocate of local literature and socially conscious literature

Representative works: novel "Angry Children" poetry collection "Free Field" poetry collection "Rye Song"

Character profile

Okoa is a Danish novelist and poet. Born into a poor peasant family in the Skive region of Jutland. He is the leader of the "Jutland Movement" in Danish literary history.

Entered the University of Copenhagen at the age of 29. He admired Brandeis, an activist in student organizations and an agitator against the church and conservative forces, for which he was imprisoned.

In 1907, he moved from Copenhagen to Saling in northern Jutland, where he spent his later years.

On April 22, 1930, Okoya died in Yanle.

Representative works

Okoya published a collection of poems "Relatives from Afar" and an autobiographical novel "The Farmer's Son" in 1899. His novel "VredensBorn" (1904) describes the tragic life of farmers and is a distinctive social propaganda novel in Danish literature. Another of his novels, "The Joy of Labor" (1914), also had a social propaganda effect. His poetry made him famous in Danish literary circles. In addition to "Relatives from Afar", his major poetry collections include "Free Fields" (1905), "Rugens Sange" (1906) and "Weather and Wind and People's Thoughts" (1916). In his creation, he was influenced by the Danish writer Brigaud, the Norwegian writer Bjornsson, and especially the Scottish poet Burns. Most of his works are about rural life and natural scenery, and he consciously uses the language style of folk creation. He mainly writes in Jutland dialect, and uses this dialect to translate the poems of Scottish national poet Burns. He is the leader of Danish vernacular literature. One of the representative figures. In addition, he also wrote "Study of Hometown" (6 volumes) and "The Tragedy of Life of Stinson Brigaud" (1903~1904).