Ida Brandt (Dedalus European Classics) - Softcover

Bang, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907650733 ISBN 13: 9781907650734

Publisher: Dedalus Limited, 2013

Synopsis

W. Glyn Jones' masterful translation allows us to read in English for the first time one of the neglected classics of Scandinavian Literature.

Ida Brandt is the classic outsider. Not acceptable to the Danish aristocratic circle she was brought up around and too moneyed for her nursing colleagues at the hospital. She is good looking and gentle, generous and kind and her trusting nature is betrayed by the people around her. Herman Bang takes us into Ida's world, he does not comment, let alone criticise and leaves the reader to judge. It is a novel ahead of its time in its impressionistic, almost cinematic style.

About this title

About the Author:

Herman Bang (1857-1912) was from an aristocratic Danish family. His homosexuality led to a smear campaign against him and his exclusion from Danish literary circles. He worked as a theatre producer and as a journalist, having first tried unsuccessfully to be an actor. His first novel Families Without Hope was banned for obscenity. He specialised in novels about isolated female characters.

Review:

"This is a masterpiece, both moving and thought-provoking. Its deliberate lightness of authorial touch allows us to gaze into depths of heartache." -- Paul Binding in The Independent

"Monsieur Bang, you are the first impressionist author in the world." -- Claude Monet

"Ida Brandt, with its enduring themes of loneliness and expectation, and universal appeal, cries out to

be read." -- Scarlett MccGwire in Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Dedalus Limited
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1907650733
• ISBN 13: 9781907650734
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284