Description
Description
'I'm surprised it isn't the most famous book in the world' Max Porter
'How simple this novel is. How subtle. How strong. How unlike any other. It is unique. It is unforgettable. It is extraordinary' Doris Lessing
About the Author
About the Author
Tarjei Vesaas (1897-1970) was born and died on a farm in the isolated Telemark district of southern Norway. A modernist who wrote in the minority form of Norwegian, Nynorsk, he was thrice nominated for the Nobel Prize, and won the prestigious Nordic Council Literature Prize. The author of more than twenty-five novels, five books of poetry, and several plays and short stories, he is regarded as one of Norway's greatest twentieth-century writers. His other fictional masterpiece, The Birds, is also being published by Pushkin Press. Elizabeth Rokkan (1925-2016) was a professor of English at the University of Bergen, and one of her era's foremost translators of Norwegian literature.
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Pushkin Press Classics
Pub date:
2025-10-07
Length:
192 pages
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