Niels Lyhne

Niels Lyhne - Paperback

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by Jens Peter Jacobsen
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by Jens Peter Jacobsen (Author)

Niels Lyhne is a poignant and introspective novel by Jens Peter Jacobsen, chronicling the life of a young dreamer caught between aspiration and reality. Through poetic prose and deep philosophical inquiry, Jacobsen explores themes of love, loss, and existential yearning. This classic of Danish literature offers a timeless meditation on the struggles of identity and the human condition.

"This highly influential late-19th century Danish novel portrays the melancholy life of an idealistic young poet." --Publishers Weekly "Niels Lyhne recounts the life of its eponymous hero, a poet, emphasizing the influence of experience on psychological development and examining philosophical issues: the nature of reality, atheism, creativity and love. It is a dense narrative, striking at times in its richness of physical detail..." --Independent Publisher

Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.47 x 9.02 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: January 10, 2025
ISBN9780809533572
Author Jens Peter Jacobsen
PublisherWildside Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages160
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jens Peter Jacobsen

Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885) made his literary debut with the novella Mogens in 1872. Diagnosed with advanced tuberculosis two years later, he completed several more short stories and two novels. Tiina Nunnally is an award-winning translator of Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. Her translation of Kristin Lavransdatter III: The Cross by Sigrid Undset won the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize in 2001, and her translation of Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow won the American Translator's Association's Lewis Galantière Prize. The Swedish Academy honored Nunnally in 2009 with a special award for her contributions to "the introduction of Swedish culture abroad." In 2013, Nunnally was appointed Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. Nunnally is married to Steven T. Murray.

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