The Ice Palace (Peter Owen Modern Classics) - Softcover

Tarjei Vesaas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0720611229 ISBN 13: 9780720611229

Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Two 11-year old girls, Unn and Siss, meet: Unn is about to reveal a secret, one that leads to her death in a formation of ice caused by a large waterfall. Siss s struggle with her fidelity to the memory of a friend, the strange frozen world of the waterfall and the description of Unn s fatal exploration of the ice palace are described in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the memorable achievements of modern literature.

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Review:

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

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

About the Author:

TARJEI VESAAS was born in 1897 in the remote rural Telemark district of Norway, where he spent most of his life. Throughout his life he published 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. He died in 1970, his reputation as the leading Nordic writer firmly established.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0720611229
• ISBN 13: 9780720611229
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176