Wayfarers: A Novel - Softcover

Hamsun, Knut

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374515921 ISBN 13: 9780374515928

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981

Synopsis

In this Norwegian saga of restlessness, Hamsun presents young Edevart, a headstrong boy ill at ease with books, but fiercely self-determined and eager to escape his poor village of Polden. He becomes a close friend of August, a man-orphan, rootless, who sings fantastic tales of a wondrous world. In their years of seafaring, peddling, and raucous-raising-sometimes together, sometimes separated-Edevart grows in understanding, becoming a cunning businessman, experiencing the exhilaration and devastation of love and learning to enjoy the freedom of his wandering lifestyle. Nobel prize winner Hamsun expertly weaves the clashing ideologies-the draw of a comfortable home and the excitement of adventure and the sea-with Edevart's own picaresque, as it drifts between restlessness and a peaceful happiness.

About this title

About the Author:

Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He is the author of books including Hunger and Mysteries.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Norwegian (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0374515921
• ISBN 13: 9780374515928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464