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Segelfoss Town - by Knut Hamsun (Paperback)

Segelfoss Town - by  Knut Hamsun (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>New edition of J.S. Scott's 1925 English translation of <em>Segelfoss Town</em> (original title: <em>Segelfoss By</em>) by Knut Hamsun, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Segelfoss Town</em> was first published in Norway in 1915 and is an independent continuation of Hamsun's <em>Children of the Age</em>, published two years earlier. The novel is a criticism of modern times, depicting the fall of the landed gentry and the rise of the working class. <em>Segelfoss Town</em> and its predecessor were the first of Hamsun's novels devoted to social issues. The two novels are described by Monika Zagar in <em>Knut Hamsun: The Dark Side of Literary Brilliance</em> (2009) as "much more than dry social analysis; indeed, they investigate, in rich novelistic form, the propagation and survival of a family."</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"<em>Segelfoss Town</em> ranks among the best of Hamsun's works. It is minute in detail and yet its significance is sweeping." - <em>Detroit Free Press</em>, March 25, 1925</p><p><br></p><p>"The novel is a fine one, faithful to its beliefs [and] glowing with life and individuality." - <em>Indianapolis News</em>, June 17, 1925</p><p><br></p><p>"Another powerful realistic novel by the Norwegian genius." - <em>Calgary Herald</em>, December 14, 1925</p><br>

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