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Original title Båten om kvelden Language Norwegian Published in English 1971 Originally published 1968 Page count 208 Country Norway | 3.8/5 Goodreads Translator Elizabeth Rokkan Publication date 1968 Pages 208 Publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Published in english 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Works by Tarjei Vesaas Through Naked Branches, Spring Night, The Ice Palace, store spelet, The Birds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The boat in the evening tarjei vesaas preface
The Boat in the Evening (Nynorsk: Båten om kvelden) is a 1968 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. It has a fragmentary and meditative narrative which centres on a child who observes a crane colony perform its breeding ritual. It was the author's final book. It was published in English in 1971, translated by Elizabeth Rokkan.
Contents
The boat in the evening tarjei vesaas chapter 2 pt 4
Reception
Kirkus Reviews critic wrote: "From the work of the late Norwegian writer (this is his last book), there always seems to emanate that curious fiery chill of snow defining the edge of dark fjords, and this 'novel,' really a series of overlapping sketches and meditations, again is concerned with essential paradoxes. ... Vesaas' prose has a dynamic variety of rhythms and visual progressions so that even when the atmosphere is pure philosophic ozone, the reader can still keep his footing. But this is decidedly special."