Tarjei Vesaas,Elizabeth Rokkan
Earning its authorÂ a third nominationÂ for the Nobel Prize, this taleÂ centers onÂ a crane colony arriving at its breeding ground to play out a delicate drama, endingÂ with the rarely observed ceremony of the ritual dance. All is observed by a transfixed child who has frozen into his background and become a piece of nature himself. With a kind of cinematic impressionism, this novel voyages back to episodes from childhood, adolescence, and maturity as well asÂ conducts speculative forays into the unknown. Unfolding in a series of delicate sketches that record the changing moods of human experience,Â thisÂ storyÂ is at once pervaded by a sense of melancholy and a sensuous appreciation of nature. A profound and beautiful book, it is the summation of a literary artist's first-hand experience and observation of rural lifeâ€”of landscape and people.
Fiction,Short Stories,Classics,Environment,Nature,European Literature,Scandinavian Literature,Poetry,Literature,Animals,Birds,Animals,Literature,20th Century
The Boat in the Evening