| Dreamers Contributor(s): Hamsun, Knut (Author), Geddes, Tom (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0811213218 ISBN-13: 9780811213219 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: The midnight sun illumines more than fishing and fjords in this remote, northern Norwegian village. In fact, half-baked schemes and hilarity abound. Big Ove Rolandsen, telegraph operator, mad scientist, and local Casanova, trades wits, fists, and kisses with a host of quirky neighbors. He serenades the curate's wife and fights a drunken giant, but taking on Trader Mack, the town's fish-glue magnate, is a more difficult matter. Knut Hamsun, author of the acclaimed Hunger and winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize for Literature, renders the dreams and dramas of these townsfolk with a delightfully light touch. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95-52049 |
| Series: New Directions Paperbook |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.23" W x 7.94" (0.32 lbs) 132 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The midnight sun illumines more than fishing and fjords in this remote northern Norwegian village. In fact, half-baked schemes and hilarity abound. Big Ove Rolandsen, telegraph operator, mad scientist, and local Casanova, trades wits, fists, and kisses with a host of quirky neighbors. He serenades the curate's wife and fights a drunken giant, but taking on Trader Mack, the town's fish-glue magnate, is a more difficult matter. Knut Hamsun, author of the acclaimed Hunger and winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize for Literature, renders the dreams and dramas of these townsfolk with a delightfully light touch. Robert Bly has written that Hamsun has a magnifying glass on his eye, like a jeweler's, and Dreamers gleams like a perfect, semi-precious stone. |