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Paul Lorck Eidem

Norwegian writer and illustrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Lorck Eidem
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Paul Lorck Eidem (22 October 1909 – 24 September 1992) was a Norwegian writer and illustrator.

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Paul Lorck Eidem

He was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway.[1] He grew up on the island Bastøy, where his stepfather was the warden of the special school for boys.[2]

Eidem was known in his time for books such as En herre på byen (1941), En herre på nye veier (1942) and Eva – den store suksex (1958).[1] He published the humorous book Juridisk billedbok together with Albert Wiesener, as well as children's books and non-fiction books about World War II. In addition to writing he was an illustrator and marketer by occupation.[3]

He died in late 1992.[4] In later years, his books have been used as sources on the cultural history of the day, especially slang.[3][5]

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