Vesaas, Tarjei 1897-1970
Overview
Works: | 442 works in 1,805 publications in 11 languages and 9,984 library holdings |
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Genres: | Fiction Musical settings Poetry Romance fiction Domestic fiction Biography Biographies Juvenile works Psychological fiction Conference papers and proceedings |
Roles: | Author, Lyricist, Bibliographic antecedent, Honoree, Author of introduction, Other |
Classifications: | PT9088.V6, 839.82372 |
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Most widely held works about
Tarjei Vesaas
- Tarjei Vesaas by Kenneth G Chapman( Book )
- Through naked branches : selected poems of Tarjei Vesaas by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- Child of the earth : Tarjei Vesaas and Scandinavian primitivism by Frode Hermundsgård( Book )
- Palace of ice by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- 30 poems by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- Huset og fuglen. Tekster og bilete 1919-1969 by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- Tarjei Vesaas : eine ästhetische Biographie by Walter Baumgartner( Book )
- Båten om dagen : minne frå eit samliv 1946-1970 by Halldis Moren Vesaas( Book )
- Roman, drama, film : Tarjei Vesaas' Vårnatt i tre versjonar : ein sammenliknande analyse by Audun Sjøstrand( Book )
- Løynde land : ei bok om Tarjei Vesaas by Olav Vesaas( Book )
- Tarjei Vesaas. 1897--20. august--1967 by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- Tarjei Vesaas by Ragnvald Skrede( Book )
- Skyggebilder : Tarjei Vesaas og det sanselige språket by Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad( Book )
- Tarjei Vesaas om seg sjølv by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- Problematyka moralna w powieściach Tarjei Vesaasa by Elżbieta Wojciechowska( Book )
- Det utrulege greineverket : lesninger av Tarjei Vesaas' lyrikk by Bente Aamotsbakken( Book )
- Tarjei Vesaas; et skrift lagt fram på Kulturutvalgets Tarjei Vesaas-aften i Universitetets Aula 14. mars 1964 by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- Kunstens fortrolling : nylesingar i Tarjei Vesaas' forfatterskap( Book )
- Bygdemodernisme : Tarjei Vesaas og dei ytste ting by Hadle Oftedal Andersen( Book )
- Ei bok om Tarjei Vessas, av ti nordiske studentar by Leif Mæhle( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Tarjei Vesaas
The birds by
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140 editions published between 1957 and 2019 in 9 languages and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the Norwegian countryside over the course of one summer, The Birds tells the story of forty-year-old Mattis, who has mental disabilities and lives in a small house near a lake with his sister Hege, who ekes out a modest living knitting sweaters. From time to time Hege encourages her brother to find work to ease their financial burdens, but Mattis's attempts to work at the surrounding farms always end in failure and disgrace. Mattis is keenly aware of the distance between himself and the world around him, which often feels hostile; the villagers call him Simple Simon
140 editions published between 1957 and 2019 in 9 languages and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the Norwegian countryside over the course of one summer, The Birds tells the story of forty-year-old Mattis, who has mental disabilities and lives in a small house near a lake with his sister Hege, who ekes out a modest living knitting sweaters. From time to time Hege encourages her brother to find work to ease their financial burdens, but Mattis's attempts to work at the surrounding farms always end in failure and disgrace. Mattis is keenly aware of the distance between himself and the world around him, which often feels hostile; the villagers call him Simple Simon
Palace of ice by
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117 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears, Siss's world is shattered
117 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears, Siss's world is shattered
The bridges by
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41 editions published between 1966 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"'The Bridges' describes the changing relationships between three adolescents-- an unmarried mother who has drowned her newborn child and the girl and boy who befriend her. Their individual reactions to the tragedy and their efforts to communicate with each other-- to build bridges-- form the central theme of the narrative. As strange, unsettling, and as memorable, as Vesaas's masterpieces 'The Ice Palace' and 'The birds,' this remarkable work ... conveys the compassion, insight and lyrical power of a great Scandinavian novel."--Back cover
41 editions published between 1966 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"'The Bridges' describes the changing relationships between three adolescents-- an unmarried mother who has drowned her newborn child and the girl and boy who befriend her. Their individual reactions to the tragedy and their efforts to communicate with each other-- to build bridges-- form the central theme of the narrative. As strange, unsettling, and as memorable, as Vesaas's masterpieces 'The Ice Palace' and 'The birds,' this remarkable work ... conveys the compassion, insight and lyrical power of a great Scandinavian novel."--Back cover
The boat in the evening by
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41 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Boat in the Evening is the last book by the acclaimed Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. On its publication in Scandinavia it was quickly acclaimed as the culmination of Vesaas's work, and placed its author for the third time among the finalists for the Nobel Prize. A crane colony arrives at its breeding ground to play out a delicately drama that ends with the rarelyobserved ceremony of the ritual dance. All is observed by a transfixed child who has frozen into his background and become a piece of nature himself,?a pale tussock in a windcheater". In The Boat in the Evening the author, with
41 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Boat in the Evening is the last book by the acclaimed Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. On its publication in Scandinavia it was quickly acclaimed as the culmination of Vesaas's work, and placed its author for the third time among the finalists for the Nobel Prize. A crane colony arrives at its breeding ground to play out a delicately drama that ends with the rarelyobserved ceremony of the ritual dance. All is observed by a transfixed child who has frozen into his background and become a piece of nature himself,?a pale tussock in a windcheater". In The Boat in the Evening the author, with
The great cycle. Det store spelet by
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52 editions published between 1934 and 1978 in 4 languages and held by 482 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman om en drengs trygge opvækst på en norsk bondegård
52 editions published between 1934 and 1978 in 4 languages and held by 482 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman om en drengs trygge opvækst på en norsk bondegård
Spring night by
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59 editions published between 1954 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Sixteen-year-old Sissel and her young brother Olaf have been left minding their parents' farm for the night. But when a strange family descends on them, lost, in a broken-down car, the children have to cope alone." "Grete, who is in labour, is accompanied by her distraught husband, childish father-in-law, a mother who has pretended to be paralysed and deaf for two years and a mysterious girl, Gudrun, who seems to have stepped directly out of one of Olaf's dreams."--BOOK JACKET
59 editions published between 1954 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Sixteen-year-old Sissel and her young brother Olaf have been left minding their parents' farm for the night. But when a strange family descends on them, lost, in a broken-down car, the children have to cope alone." "Grete, who is in labour, is accompanied by her distraught husband, childish father-in-law, a mother who has pretended to be paralysed and deaf for two years and a mysterious girl, Gudrun, who seems to have stepped directly out of one of Olaf's dreams."--BOOK JACKET
The house in the dark by
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47 editions published between 1945 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Part allegory, part fable, The House in the Dark was written in secret during the German occupation of Norway. It gives a stirring picture of how a society struggled to stay united under the strain of being watched by their invaders
47 editions published between 1945 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Part allegory, part fable, The House in the Dark was written in secret during the German occupation of Norway. It gives a stirring picture of how a society struggled to stay united under the strain of being watched by their invaders
Land of hidden fires. Løynde eldars land by
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7 editions published in 1973 in English and Multiple languages and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1973 in English and Multiple languages and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Immeasurable traces by
Rolf Enström(
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3 editions published in 2004 in Swedish and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2004 in Swedish and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The seed : a novel by
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63 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The themes of The Seed are violence and guilt. A maniac visiting an island murders a girl. He is pursued by the islanders and killed by the victim's brother. Too late, the avengers become aware of their own guilt, with its attendant mutual mistrust, and they attempt to expiate their crime. Vessas's graphic evocation of nature and his parallel between the violence of savage animals and humanity make this a book of unusual literary distinction
63 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The themes of The Seed are violence and guilt. A maniac visiting an island murders a girl. He is pursued by the islanders and killed by the victim's brother. Too late, the avengers become aware of their own guilt, with its attendant mutual mistrust, and they attempt to expiate their crime. Vessas's graphic evocation of nature and his parallel between the violence of savage animals and humanity make this a book of unusual literary distinction
The bleaching yard by
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33 editions published between 1946 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symbolsk roman fra en norsk landsby, hvor en katastrofesituation afslører menneskets inderste egenskaber
33 editions published between 1946 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symbolsk roman fra en norsk landsby, hvor en katastrofesituation afslører menneskets inderste egenskaber
Selected poems : 100 poems translated from the Norwegian by Anthony Barnett with 8 poems in the original Nynorsk by
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25 editions published between 1969 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Digte
25 editions published between 1969 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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The seed. Spring night. [Two novels] by
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5 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Noveller, i samling by
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26 editions published between 1964 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Noveller i samling av Tarjei Vesaas utgis i serien Gyldendals Stor- klassikere. Forhåndsomtale
26 editions published between 1964 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Noveller i samling av Tarjei Vesaas utgis i serien Gyldendals Stor- klassikere. Forhåndsomtale
Vindane, noveller by
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27 editions published between 1952 and 1998 in 4 languages and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Vindane" som kom ut i 1952, var Tarjei Vesaas' tredje novellesamling. Med sine tretten tekster er dette den største novellesamligs hans. Tematisk er det stor variasjon; her er dyremotiv, barneskildringar, erotikk i pubertetsalderen, spontane opplevingar av viktige livssituasjoner og psykiske kriser ved avgjerande vendepunkt i livet. 3. utg
27 editions published between 1952 and 1998 in 4 languages and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Vindane" som kom ut i 1952, var Tarjei Vesaas' tredje novellesamling. Med sine tretten tekster er dette den største novellesamligs hans. Tematisk er det stor variasjon; her er dyremotiv, barneskildringar, erotikk i pubertetsalderen, spontane opplevingar av viktige livssituasjoner og psykiske kriser ved avgjerande vendepunkt i livet. 3. utg
Tårnet by
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21 editions published between 1948 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Skyldfølelsens tårn kaster sin skygge over en norsk families liv
21 editions published between 1948 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Skyldfølelsens tårn kaster sin skygge over en norsk families liv
Brannen, roman by
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20 editions published between 1961 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1961 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Palais de glace by
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9 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in French and English and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Au coeur d'un paysage glacé de Norvège, deux fillettes, Unn et Siss, se rencontrent et se reconnaissent. Face à un miroir, elles scellent un pacte qui les unit à jamais, avant qu'Unn ne disparaisse mystérieusement
9 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in French and English and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Au coeur d'un paysage glacé de Norvège, deux fillettes, Unn et Siss, se rencontrent et se reconnaissent. Face à un miroir, elles scellent un pacte qui les unit à jamais, avant qu'Unn ne disparaisse mystérieusement
Kvinner ropar heim by
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13 editions published between 1935 and 1969 in 4 languages and held by 49 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1935 and 1969 in 4 languages and held by 49 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dei svarte hestane by
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19 editions published between 1928 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spillelidenskaben ødelægger livet for en mand og hans hustru
19 editions published between 1928 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spillelidenskaben ødelægger livet for en mand og hans hustru
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- Rokkan, Elizabeth Translator
- Chapman, Kenneth G. 1927- Author Editor Translator
- König, Fritz 1940- Translator
- Crisp, Jerry Translator
- Ekelöf, Gunnar 1907-1968
- Enström, Rolf 1951- Author
- Pettersson, Jörgen Instrumentalist
- Boman, Olof Conductor
- Jansson, Sonny Narrator
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
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Fīsās, Tārǧī 1897-1970
Fisas, Tarjiy
Tarjei Vesaas
Tarjei Vesaas Noors auteur
Tarjei Vesaas norjalainen kirjailija modernismin kaudelta
Tarjei Vesaas norsk poet
Tarjei Vesaas Norwegian author
Tarjei Vesaas Norwegian poet
Tarjei Vesaas norwegischer Romancier, Lyriker und Dramatiker
Tarjei Vesaas poet norvegian
Tarjei Vesaas poeta noruego
Tarjei Vesaas poète norvégien
Tarjei Vesaas scrittore norvegese
Tarjeijs Vēsoss
Vesaasas Tarjei'as
Vesos, T'ariai
Vesos, Tarjaj
Vesos, T'arji
Vesos, T'arži
Vesosas Tarjei
Vėsosas Tarjėjas
Vesoss, Tarjei 1897-1970
Vēsoss, Tarjeijs
Vesoss, Tarjeijs 1897-1970
Vêsuôsu, Tariei
Весос Тарей
Весос, Тарьей 1897-1970
Тар'ей Весас
Тарьей Весос
Таряй Весос
Тар'єй Весос
Թարյե Վեսոս
تاریای وسوس شاعر نروژی
베소스, 타리에이 1897-1970
ヴェースオース, タリエイ
タリエイ・ヴェースオース
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