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Tarjei Vesaas (20 August 1897 – 15 March 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II .
Tarjei Vesaas var ein norsk forfattar og ein av dei viktigaste forfattarane i Norden i åra 1940–70. Han debuterte med Menneskebonn i 1923 og skreiv lyrikk, noveller, skodespel, men det er først og fremst romanane han er kjend for.
The Ice Palace (Nynorsk: Is-slottet) is a novel by the Norwegian author Tarjei Vesaas, first published in 1963. An English translation was published by Peter Owen Publishers, London. It and was scheduled for reissue with them in Christmas of 2017 was part of their Cased Classics series.
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Tarjei Vesaas (born Aug. 20, 1897, Vinje, Nor.—died March 15, 1970, Vinje) was a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer whose symbolic and allegorical narratives won him much recognition in Norway and other European countries.
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Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Written in Nynorsk, his work is characterized by simple, terse, and symbolic prose. His stories often cover simple rural people that undergo a severe psychological drama and who according to critics are described with immense psychological insight.
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Nov 23, 2013 · Tarjei Vesaas. 3.86. 11,937 ratings1,627 reviews. Commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece, this story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company.
Nov 4, 2021 · Learn about the life and works of Tarjei Vesaas, one of the greatest Norwegian authors of the 20th century, and how his novels The Birds and The Ice Palace are being translated and read all over the world. Read the responses from publishers and translators who have brought Vesaas to their markets.
