Overview

First published in 1964 The Good Hope won The Nordic Prize for Literature.

It is the first English translation of one of the greatest novels in the Danish language.

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The Good Hope is an epistolary novel based on the life of the Reverend Lucas Debes, a larger than life character called Peder Ba¸rresen in the novel. It tells a story of brutal oppression, poverty and terrible diseases, but also of resistance and of having the courage of one's convictions. It is a dramatic fantasy in which Heinesen's customary themes -- the struggle against evil, sectarianism, superstition and oppression --emerge on a higher plane, set against the backcloth of the Faroe Islands in the 1690s.



The Good Hope is a masterpiece which took 40 years to write.

ISBN-13

9781903517987

ISBN-10

1903517982

Weight

0.90 Pounds

Dimensions

5.25 x 1.00 x 7.75 In

List Price

$19.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

400 pages

Publisher

Dedalus Limited

Published On

2011-10-31



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