The Ice Palace - Brossura

Vesaas, Tarjei

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0720613299 ISBN 13: 9780720613292

Casa editrice: Peter Owen Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

A new edition of what is commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece, this story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears, Siss's world is shattered. Siss's struggle with her fidelity to the memory of her friend and Unn's fatal exploration of the strange, terrifyingly beautiful frozen waterfall that is the Ice Palace are described in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature.

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Recensione:

'How simple this novel is. How subtle. How strong. How unlike any other. It is unique. It is unforgettable. It is extraordinary.' --Doris Lessing, The Independent

'It is hard to do justice to 'The Ice Palace'... the narrative is urgent, the descriptions relentlessly beautiful, the meaning as powerful as the ice piling up on the lake.' --The Times

'Austere poetical clarity, stoical wisdom and a vivid response to nature.' --Times Literary Supplement

L'autore:

Tarjei Vesaas was the author of several novels, volumes of poetry, and a book of short stories which was awarded an international prize at Venice in 1952. He was awarded several other prizes, and was a candidate for the Nobel Prize in 1964, 1968, and again in 1969.

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• Editore: Peter Owen Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0720613299
• ISBN 13: 9780720613292
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176