The Saga of Gosta Berling Paperback - 2009
by Selma Lagerlof; Paul Norlen (Translator); Introduction by George C. Schoolfield
A Swedish Gone with the Wind by the first woman to win theNobel Prize in Literature-published here in the first newEnglish translation in more than 100 years
One hundred years ago, Selma Lagerlöf becamethe first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She assured herplace in Swedish letters with this sweeping historical epic, her firstand best-loved novel, and the basis for the 1924 silent film of thesame name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom. Set in 1820sSweden, it tells the story of a defrocked minister named GöstaBerling. After his appetite for alcohol and previous indiscretionsend his career, Berling finds a home at Ekeby, an ironworks estateowned by Margareta Celsing, the "Majoress," that also houses anassortment of eccentric veterans of the Napoleonic Wars. Berling'sdefiant and poetic spirit proves magnetic to a string of women,who fall under his spell against the backdrop of political intrigueat Margareta's estate and the magnificent wintry beauty of ruralSweden.
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A Swedish Gone with the Wind by the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature—published here in the first new English translation in more than 100 years
One hundred years ago, Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She assured her place in Swedish letters with this sweeping historical epic, her first and best-loved novel, and the basis for the 1924 silent film of the same name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom. Set in 1820s Sweden, it tells the story of a defrocked minister named Gösta Berling. After his appetite for alcohol and previous indiscretions end his career, Berling finds a home at Ekeby, an ironworks estate owned by Margareta Celsing, the “Majoress,” that also houses an assortment of eccentric veterans of the Napoleonic Wars. Berling’s defiant and poetic spirit proves magnetic to a string of women, who fall under his spell against the backdrop of political intrigue at Margareta’s estate and the magnificent wintry beauty of rural Sweden.
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- Title The Saga of Gosta Berling
- Author Selma Lagerlof; Paul Norlen (Translator); Introduction by George C. Schoolfield
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2009-09-29
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143105909 / 0143105906
- Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 7.94 x 4.94 x 0.77 in (20.17 x 12.55 x 1.96 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009027532
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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