| Niels Lyhne Contributor(s): Jacobsen, Jens Peter (Author), Nunnally, Tiina (Translator), Johannesson, Eric (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143039814 ISBN-13: 9780143039815 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: An award-winning translation of the influential Danish master Niels Lyhne is an aspiring poet, torn between romanticism and realism, faith and reason. Through his relationships with six womenincluding his young widowed aunt, a seductive free spirit, and his passionate cousin who marries his friendhis search for purpose becomes a yielding to disillusionment. One of Danish literatures greatest novels, with nods to Kierkegaard and a protagonist some critics have compared to Hamlet, Jacobsens 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 Nunnallys award-winning translation offers readers a chance to experience anew a writer deeply revered by Rilke, Ibsen, Mann, and Hesse. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006041636 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.04" W x 7.74" (0.36 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |