Spring Night by Tarjei Vesaas

Spring Night by Tarjei Vesaas

A beautifully observed portrait of adolescent experience, this novel relates the events that overtake a girl and her young brother when they are left unaccompanied for the night on their parents' farm. They have to cope alone when a group of strangers call at the house after their car breaks down. The strangers are an ill-assorted family who inflict their personal problems and neurosis on the two young siblings. On a deeper level, this extraordinary novel from 1954 is an account and remembrance of how it really feels to be young. Self-growth, self-knowledge, and love are explored as the children experience the abrupt change from childish dreams and security to adult responsibility and happiness.

Tarjei Vesaas wrote several novels, poetry collections, and a collection of short tales that won an international prize in Venice in 1952. He won a number of additional awards and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1964, 1968, and 1969.

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ISBN 13	9780720611892
ISBN 10	072061189X
Title	Spring Night
Author	Tarjei Vesaas
Series	Peter Owen Modern Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Peter Owen Publishers
Year published	2004-02-01
Number of pages	167
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