Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen

Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen

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.
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ISBN 13	9781420947472
ISBN 10	1420947478
Title	Niels Lyhne
Author	Jens Peter Jacobsen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Digireads.com
Year published	2013-01-01
Number of pages	110
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