Knut Hamsun, approx. 1930
Zwervers (Norwegian: "Landstrykere") is a novel by the Norwegian writer and Nobel Prize winner Knut Hamsun, published in 1927. Zwervers, together with the novels August (1930) and Maar leven leven (1933) is part of Hamsuns so-called "Zwerverstrilogie". The region where the novels play is again Northern Norway.
The person AugustThe three novels, each forming a rounded whole, are held together by the figure of August. August is a reckless, good-looking son-in-law humourous boy and adventurer who brings live to the brewery wherever he appears. He is an indestructible optimist, with practical talents and a good dose of bluff, which must hide his shortcomings and shortcomings. As an exponent of the "new era", August for Hamsun has a strong symbolic function: as a founder and later spell of that new age, he eventually ends up, Hamsun-expert Amy van Marken writes, "to her serving spirit, in both positive and negative terms ". Intrige Zwervers
The main plot of the novel Zwervers focuses mainly on the friendship between August and the faithful Edevart and the tragic love story between Edevart and the married Louise Margrete, mother of two children. These protagonists show themselves all three in their own way. August is the swagger by definition, without binding; By the way, swearer will be wont to be grateful, first when he takes a tow in August by marching and later as he lures himself to Louise Margrete to America; After returning from America, Louise Margrete returns forever to her former harmonious existence and ultimately becomes alienated from her native environment. Nevertheless, she continues to deny her former self in shameful terms.
An important theme of the novel is the effect of industrialization on life in small Norwegian communities and the failure of old customs and traditions, which is told with a rich dose of humor. Translation
Zwervers was again translated into Dutch by Marianne Molenaar in 2014. Literature
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