An early recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson is considered one of the masters of Norwegian fiction. The short novel A Happy Boy recounts the life of Øyvind, a perpetually jolly child who is able to rise above his family's lack of material wealth and bring true contentment and joy into the lives of many. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.