The first complete English translation of the Nobel Prize-winner's literary masterpiece A Penguin Classic Mysteries is the story of Johan Nilsen Nagel, a mysterious stranger who suddenly turns up in a small Norwegian town one summer--and just as suddenly disappears. Nagel is a complete outsider, a sort of modern Christ treated in a spirit of near parody. He condemns the politics and thought of the age, brings comfort to the "insulted and injured," and gains the love of two women suggestive of the biblical Mary and ...
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The first complete English translation of the Nobel Prize-winner's literary masterpiece A Penguin Classic Mysteries is the story of Johan Nilsen Nagel, a mysterious stranger who suddenly turns up in a small Norwegian town one summer--and just as suddenly disappears. Nagel is a complete outsider, a sort of modern Christ treated in a spirit of near parody. He condemns the politics and thought of the age, brings comfort to the "insulted and injured," and gains the love of two women suggestive of the biblical Mary and Martha. But there is a sinister side of him: in his vest he carries a vial of prussic acid... The novel creates a powerful sense of Nagel's stream of thought, as he increasingly withdraws into the torture chamber of his own subconscious psyche. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover, with dust jacket, in Very Good condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, jacket has some scuffing and edge wear, no tears, book itself looks nice,
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Used, very good. Original 1971 edition, 2nd printing, purple cloth cover in white illustrated 8.95 jacket, 340pp. Book like new; jacket has slightest wear, reverse side lightly soiled at top of spine. Very nice condition. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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Very Good. 0374217645. Light wear to extremities, light soiling.; A tight solid book. This is the uncorrected proof of this book-5 1/4" wide X 10 3/4 " tall X 1/2" thick, bound in red card covers with black titles on front cover. Blue & white publisher label pasted on front cover with title, author, publication date-7/30/71 and price-$7.95 typed in. Pages are numbered in ink pen by hand.; Trade PB; 7.90 X 5.20 X 1.20 inches; 236 pages; Uncorrected proof copy. Translated from the Norwegian.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Fiction. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean and tight. Appears unread. Dark red boards with gold lettering on the spine. May not match the stock photo. The dust jacket has a little wear and tear along the edges and is in new myler. The colors on the spine are different than the colors on the front, so it is likely sunned. Off white background with the lettering in black and dark red. The lettering is a green on the spine. Translated from the Norwegian by Gerry Bothmer. Second printing.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Second printing. Translated from the Norwegian by Gerry Bothmer. A very near fine copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with several creases on the front flap and a little sunning at the spine.
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Book. Octavo; First printing; VG-/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with brown print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, light toning to spine and peripheral toning; Boards in purple cloth, wear to spine caps, else clean and tight; Text block has purple tinted top edge, clean and tight; 340 pages. 1354028. FP New Rockville Stock.
I started reading Knut Hamsun's books when I visited Norway 2 years ago. Until I recently read "Mysteries " I unilaterally loved everything he wrote. The main character in "Mysteries", Nagel , is a disturbed person. At first you have great sympathy for him, then his actions toward other people in the story make you dislike him. Nagel is a character on a self-destructive course. Yet Hamsun never gives you his whole story, you get only hints here and there. At the very end, I got the feeling that perhaps Nagel was right about some things - but I was not sure. This is a book that undoubtedly has several layers of meanings. One reading is not enough to figure it out. I guess I can say I finally met a Hamsun story I did not love.