Victoria
by Knut Hamsun 2020-11-20 15:20:10
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The Nobel Prize winner’s poetic, psychologically intense portrayal of love’s predicament in a class-bound societyA Penguin Classic  Set in a coastal village of late nineteenth-century Norway, Victoria follows two lovers whose yearnin... Read more
The Nobel Prize winner’s poetic, psychologically intense portrayal of love’s predicament in a class-bound society

A Penguin Classic 

Set in a coastal village of late nineteenth-century Norway, Victoria follows two lovers whose yearnings are as powerful as the circumstances that conspire to thwart their romance. Johannes, a miller’s son turned poet, finds inspiration for his writing in his passionate devotion to Victoria, a daughter of the impoverished lord of the manor, who feels constrained by family loyalty to accept the wealthy young man of her father’s choice. Separated by class barriers and social pressure, the fated duo hurt and enthrall each other by turns as they move toward an emotional doom that neither will recognize until it is too late.

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  • November 29, 2005
  • eng
  • 9781101161593
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Knut Hamsun (Aug 4, 1859 – Feb 19, 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consc...
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