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The Seed (novel)

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Original title
  
Kimen

Publication date
  
1940

Originally published
  
1940

Page count
  
214

Adaptations
  
Kimen (1974)

Translator
  
Kenneth G. Chapman

Pages
  
214

Author
  
Tarjei Vesaas

Publisher
  
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag

Published in english
  
1964

Published in English
  
1964, The American-Scandinavian Foundation

Similar
  
Tarjei Vesaas books, Other books

The Seed (Nynorsk: Kimen) is a 1940 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. The narrative is set on a small island where a stranger settles. This is soon followed by a mysterious murder case, which creates widespread distrust in the community. The novel was the author's first departure from literary realism into a more allegorical mode of storytelling. An English translation by Kenneth G. Chapman was published in 1964, in a shared volume with Vesaas' novel Spring Night.

The Seed was the basis for a 1974 film with the same title, directed by Erik Solbakken.

References

The Seed (novel) Wikipedia