Boat in the Evening, The (Peter Owen Modern Classic)

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Description: Vesaas (1897-1970), one of Norway's most important writers, was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize a number of times. This 1968 novel, his last one, uses a cinematic impressionism as it voyages back to episodes from childhood, adolescence, and maturity. A colony of cranes arrive at their mating ground to play out a delicate ritual drama; Vesaas (1897-1970), one of Norway's most important writers, was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize a number of times. This 1968 novel, his last one, uses a cinematic impressionism as it voyages back to episodes from childhood, adolescence, and maturity. A colony of cranes arrive at their mating ground to play out a delicate ritual drama; a boy and his father clear a road together in a pitiless snowstorm; a drowning man floats down river towards rescue. Unfolding in a series of delicate sketches that record the changing moods of human experience, it is at once pervaded by a sense of melancholy and a sensuous appreciation of nature. ... (more) (less)

Manufacturer : Peter Owen
Release date : 1 August 2003
ISBN-10 : 0720611989 | ISBN-13: 9780720611984

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