Niels Lyhne
Translator - Tiina Nunnally
Introduction by - Eric Johannesson
Penguin Classics
Paperback
: 26 Apr 2007
£9.99
Synopsis
Niels Lyhne is an aspiring poet, torn between romanticism and realism, faith and reason. Through his relationships with six women - including his young widowed aunt, a seductive free spirit, and his passionate cousin who marries his friend - his search for purpose becomes a yielding to disillusionment.
One of Danish literature's greatest novels, with nods to Kierkegaard and a protagonist some critics have compared to Hamlet, Jacobsen's masterpiece has at its center a young man who faces the anguish of the human condition but cannot find comfort in the Christian faith.
Tiina Nunnally's award-winning translation offers readers a chance to experience anew a writer deeply revered by Rilke, Ibsen, Mann, and Hesse.
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Customer Review: 18 August 2009
Reviewer: Marta
'As Rilke described it, this book contains a world in itself. Together with Hölderlin''s Hyperion and Rilke''s Malte, the greatest masterpiece of literature...'
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Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780143039815
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 208
Published : 26 Apr 2007
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Niels Lyhne
Translator - Tiina Nunnally
Introduction by - Eric Johannesson
£9.99
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