The Birds
$23.42
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2019
Summary
New to Penguin Modern Classics, a moving portrayal of the fragility of the human mind and an acclaimed Norwegian masterpiece
This is the story of Mattis, a mentally handicapped man who lives with and is cared for by his older sister, Hege. Within their isolated, lakeside existence, Mattis cannot make sense of his tangled thoughts, frightening apparitions, surges of emotion and clever insights. When a travelling lumberjack attracts Hege’s affections, the disruption is too much for Matt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241384879 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241384877 |
| Author: | Tarjei Vesaas, Torbjorn Stoverud, Michael Barnes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 156g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
A masterpiece
The Birds has a freshness that can only be due to its timeless subject matter… From the first page, this novel grips us with an acutely sensitive rendition of a mentally handicapped man’s inner world * Kirkus Review *
A masterpiece * Literary Review *
A spare, icily humane story… The character of Mattis, absurd and boastful, but also sweet, pathetic and even funny, is shown with great insight. The translation conveys successfully a concentration of style and feeling that seems to be Vesaas’ characteristic mark as a novelist * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Tarjei Vesaas
Tarjei Vesaas died at the age of 72 in the same small village where he was born- Vinje in Telemark, an isolated mountainous district of southern Norway. He wrote more than 25 novels and was nominated 30 times for the Nobel Prize.
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