The Women at the Pump (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Knut Pedersen
- First Published: 1920
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: A small coastal town in northern Norway
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Politics, Nineteenth century, Education or educators, Marriage, Manners or customs, Social life, Law or legislation, Small-town life, Amputation, amputees, or prosthetics, Lifestyles, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Democracy, Norway or Norwegians
- Locales: Norway
Characters Discussed
Oliver Andersen, a man who lost a leg and possibly (the villagers speculate) something more in a mysterious shipboard accident. Lazy, self-seeking, and full of guile, Oliver is nevertheless charming and sympathetic. He drifts from job to job, never failing to capitalize on his handicap. With his wife, Petra, he rears a large family (though his paternity is questionable) and is much like a self-indulgent, boastful child himself. Fortune and misfortune alike leave Oliver unfazed for long; he squanders the gains from his spectacular salvage of a wrecked ship...
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