Wayfarers - Couverture souple

Hamsun, Knut

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0374515921 ISBN 13 : 9780374515928

Editeur : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981

Synopsis

In this Norwegian saga of restlessness, Hamsun presents young Edevart, a headstrong boy ill at ease with books, but fiercely self-determined and eager to escape his poor village of Polden. He becomes a close friend of August, a man-orphan, rootless, who sings fantastic tales of a wondrous world. In their years of seafaring, peddling, and raucous-raising-sometimes together, sometimes separated-Edevart grows in understanding, becoming a cunning businessman, experiencing the exhilaration and devastation of love and learning to enjoy the freedom of his wandering lifestyle. Nobel prize winner Hamsun expertly weaves the clashing ideologies-the draw of a comfortable home and the excitement of adventure and the sea-with Edevart's own picaresque, as it drifts between restlessness and a peaceful happiness.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He is the author of books including Hunger and Mysteries.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Date d'édition: 1981
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0374515921
• ISBN 13: 9780374515928
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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