Barbara

di Jorgen-Frantz Jacobsen (Autore)

George Johnston (Traduttore)

Norvik Press, 2014

Barbara, originally written in Danish, was the only novel by the Faroese author Jorgen-Franz Jacobsen (1900 - 1938), and yet it quickly achieved international best-seller status and is still one of the best-loved twentieth century classics in Danish and Faroese literature. On the face of it, Barbara is a straightforward historical novel in the mode of many a so-called 'romance'. It contains a story of passion in an exotic setting with overtones of semi-piracy; there is a powerful erotic element, an outsider who breaks up a marriage, and a built-in inevitability resulting from Barbara's own psychological make-up. She stands as one of the most complex female characters in modern Scandinavian literature: beautiful, passionate, innocent, devoted, amoral and uncomprehending of her own tragedy. Jorgen-Franz Jacobsen portrays her with a fascinated devotion.

• Autore: Jorgen-Frantz Jacobsen
• Traduttore: George Johnston
• Editore: Norvik Press
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 306 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 303 gr.
• EAN: 9781909408074

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