People and Robbers of Cardemon Town
First edition
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| Author | Thorbjørn Egner |
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| Original title | Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by |
| Translator | L. Berg & E. Ramsden |
| Illustrator | Thorbjørn Egner |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | J.W. Cappelens Forlag |
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Publication date
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1955 |
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Published in English
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1976 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 30971127 |
When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town (Norwegian: Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by) is a 1955 Norwegian children's book written and illustrated by Thorbjørn Egner, which tells the story of Kardemomme by (Cardamom Town). It is considered as one of the most important Norwegian children's books. The book includes many songs which are connected to the story. The story is well adapted for playing as a theatre act with musical elements.
The book is about the peaceful town of Kardemomme and the people there, as well as the only characters which stir up serious trouble. They are the three robbers, Casper, Jasper and Jonathan who live outside the town and regularly enter to steal the things they need. The robbers get arrested and are treated well in jail. In the end they get reformed, and in the final chapter they become the heroes of the day when they extinguish a fire in the tower of the town. Finally Casper becomes the town's fireman, Jasper becomes the town's circus manager and Jonathan becomes the town's baker.
The setting of Kardemomme by was made into part of a theme park in Kristiansand Zoo in 1991. Thorbjørn Egner lived to see the theme park under construction, but not to see it completed.
The entrance to the Kardemomme by at Kristiansand Zoo
A reenactment of the story in the Kardemomme by
The tower of the old wise man Tobias in the Kardemomme by
The Robbers Kasper, Jesper and Jonathan in the Kardemomme by
Law of Cardamom (Norwegian: Kardemommeloven) is the only law in Cardamom Town. The law is simple and liberal:
Some of the songs from the book/play were issued on the EP album Kardemommeviser in 1955. The 1975 album Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (with Egner playing the Jonathan character) was awarded the Spellemann award.
The book was made into a film in 1988, directed by Bente Erichsen.
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