Vesaas, Tarjei 1897-1970
Overview
| Works: | 371 works in 1,674 publications in 11 languages and 9,717 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Musical settings Romance fiction Domestic fiction Biography Juvenile works Psychological fiction Conference papers and proceedings |
| Roles: | Author, Lyricist, Bibliographic antecedent, Honoree, Other, Author of introduction |
| 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 )
- Tarjei Vesaas by Ragnvald Skrede( Book )
- Båten om dagen : minne frå eit samliv 1946-1970 by Halldis Moren Vesaas( Book )
- Tarjei Vesaas. 1897--20. august--1967 by Edvard Beyer( 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 )
- Skyggebilder : Tarjei Vesaas og det sanselige språket by Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad( Book )
- Problematyka moralna w powieściach Tarjei Vesaasa by Elżbieta Wojciechowska( Book )
- Tarjei Vesaas om seg sjølv by Tarjei Vesaas( Book )
- Det utrulege greineverket : lesninger av Tarjei Vesaas' lyrikk by Bente Aamotsbakken( Book )
- Bygdemodernisme : Tarjei Vesaas og dei ytste ting by Hadle Oftedal Andersen( Book )
- Kunstens fortrolling : nylesingar i Tarjei Vesaas' forfatterskap( Book )
- Det er slik òg : blikk på Vesaas by Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad( 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
Tarjei Vesaas(
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128 editions published between 1957 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 1,128 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
128 editions published between 1957 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 1,128 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
Tarjei Vesaas(
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108 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 762 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two eleven-year-old girls, Siss and Unn, are separated at the very beginning of their friendship by the death of the latter in a strange labrynthine palace of ice in Scandinavia, leaving Siss to come to terms with her loss
108 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 762 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two eleven-year-old girls, Siss and Unn, are separated at the very beginning of their friendship by the death of the latter in a strange labrynthine palace of ice in Scandinavia, leaving Siss to come to terms with her loss
The bridges by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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37 editions published between 1966 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 549 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
37 editions published between 1966 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 549 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
Tarjei Vesaas(
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38 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 494 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
38 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 494 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
Tarjei Vesaas(
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54 editions published between 1934 and 1978 in 4 languages and held by 477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman om en drengs trygge opvækst på en norsk bondegård
54 editions published between 1934 and 1978 in 4 languages and held by 477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman om en drengs trygge opvækst på en norsk bondegård
The seed. Spring night. [Two novels] by
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64 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 358 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
64 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 358 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
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 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1973 in English and Multiple languages and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Immeasurable traces by
Rolf Enström(
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2 editions published in 2004 in Swedish and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2004 in Swedish and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The bleaching yard by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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30 editions published between 1946 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symbolsk roman fra en norsk landsby, hvor en katastrofesituation afslører menneskets inderste egenskaber
30 editions published between 1946 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symbolsk roman fra en norsk landsby, hvor en katastrofesituation afslører menneskets inderste egenskaber
The house in the dark by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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47 editions published between 1945 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 162 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 162 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
Noveller, i samling by
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27 editions published between 1964 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
27 editions published between 1964 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dikt i samling by
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22 editions published between 1969 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Digte
22 editions published between 1969 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Palais de glace by
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13 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in French and English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Les poètes, les enfants, les simples d'esprit ont reçu la grâce de voir au-delà des apparences, d'entendre l'inaudible et de se trouver directement au coeur de l'essentiel. Le don de Tarjei Vesaas, peut-être le plus grand écrivain norvégien de ce siècle (1897-1970), aura été de savoir abolir la dérisoire ligne de démarcation entre vie et mort, solitude et présence. Il n'y a pas d'explication toute prête à proposer de ce chef-d'oeuvre qu'est Palais de glace, tant la symbolique en est riche et les harmoniques multiples. Peut-être ne s'agit-il que d'une variation intensément poétique sur le grand secret du thème sacré : l'amour plus fort que la mort. Les deux petites filles qui s'aiment à en mourir, qui aiment l'amour plus qu'elles-mêmes réalisent leur rêve fou, l'une dans la fantastique splendeur de la cascade figée par le gel en un sublime château de glace, l'autre dans un immatériel palais du souvenir. Et l'art de Vesaas, fait d'approches timides, d'élans retenus, d'ébauches à demi suggérées édifie en un texte impeccable un mausolée d'images prestigieuses, de phrases chantantes qui atteint une perfection narrative rarement égalée dans son oeuvre
13 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in French and English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Les poètes, les enfants, les simples d'esprit ont reçu la grâce de voir au-delà des apparences, d'entendre l'inaudible et de se trouver directement au coeur de l'essentiel. Le don de Tarjei Vesaas, peut-être le plus grand écrivain norvégien de ce siècle (1897-1970), aura été de savoir abolir la dérisoire ligne de démarcation entre vie et mort, solitude et présence. Il n'y a pas d'explication toute prête à proposer de ce chef-d'oeuvre qu'est Palais de glace, tant la symbolique en est riche et les harmoniques multiples. Peut-être ne s'agit-il que d'une variation intensément poétique sur le grand secret du thème sacré : l'amour plus fort que la mort. Les deux petites filles qui s'aiment à en mourir, qui aiment l'amour plus qu'elles-mêmes réalisent leur rêve fou, l'une dans la fantastique splendeur de la cascade figée par le gel en un sublime château de glace, l'autre dans un immatériel palais du souvenir. Et l'art de Vesaas, fait d'approches timides, d'élans retenus, d'ébauches à demi suggérées édifie en un texte impeccable un mausolée d'images prestigieuses, de phrases chantantes qui atteint une perfection narrative rarement égalée dans son oeuvre
Selected poems : 100 poems translated from the Norwegian by Anthony Barnett with 8 poems in the original Nynorsk by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vindane, noveller by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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28 editions published between 1952 and 1997 in 4 languages and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
28 editions published between 1952 and 1997 in 4 languages and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tårnet by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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19 editions published between 1948 and 1975 in 3 languages and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Skyldfølelsens tårn kaster sin skygge over en norsk families liv
19 editions published between 1948 and 1975 in 3 languages and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Skyldfølelsens tårn kaster sin skygge over en norsk families liv
Brannen, roman by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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19 editions published between 1961 and 1977 in 4 languages and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1961 and 1977 in 4 languages and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kvinner ropar heim by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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13 editions published between 1935 and 1969 in 4 languages and held by 48 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1935 and 1969 in 4 languages and held by 48 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Signalet by
Tarjei Vesaas(
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12 editions published between 1950 and 1969 in 4 languages and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symbolsk roman fra en lille landstation om et tog, der ikke kan køre, og passagerernes reaktioner herpå
12 editions published between 1950 and 1969 in 4 languages and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symbolsk roman fra en lille landstation om et tog, der ikke kan køre, og passagerernes reaktioner herpå
Tarjei Vesaas by
Ragnvald Skrede(
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10 editions published between 1947 and 1985 in 5 languages and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1947 and 1985 in 5 languages and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Rokkan, Elizabeth Translator
- Chapman, Kenneth G. 1927- Author Editor Translator
- König, Fritz 1940- Translator
- Crisp, Jerry Translator
- Greenwald, Roger 1945-
- Enström, Rolf 1951- Author
- Ekelöf, Gunnar 1907-1968
- Jonstoij, Hans Narrator
- Pettersson, Jörgen Instrumentalist
- Salomonsson, Karin Enström Narrator
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Authors, Norwegian Authorship Best books Birds Brothers and sisters Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with electronics Communication Computer music Death Ekelöf, Gunnar, English language--Grammar English language--Rhetoric English language--Spoken English Ethics in literature Female friendship Friendship Infanticide Language and languages--Political aspects Literature and society Norway Norwegian fiction Norwegian poetry (Nynorsk) Orphans People with mental disabilities Political and social views Primitivism in literature Saxophone and electronic music Scandinavia Scandinavian fiction Shakespeare, William, Symbolism Teenagers Theater Vårnatt (Vesaas, Tarjei) Vesaas, Halldis Moren, Vesaas, Tarjei, Vocal duets with electronics
Alternative Names
Fīsās, Tārǧī 1897-1970
Fisas, Tarjiy
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
Vesos, T'ariai
Vesos, Tarjaj
Vesos, T'arji
Vesos, T'arži
Vesoss, Tarjei 1897-1970
Vēsoss, Tarjeijs
Vesoss, Tarjeijs 1897-1970
Vêsuôsu, Tariei
Весос, Тарьей 1897-1970
Тар'ей Весас
Тарьей Весос
Таряй Весос
Թարյե Վեսոս
تاریای وسوس شاعر نروژی
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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English (153)
French (43)
Danish (36)
Norwegian (25)
German (22)
Swedish (19)
Polish (9)
Hebrew (2)
Norwegian (1)
Multiple languages (1)
English (153)
French (43)
Danish (36)
Norwegian (25)
German (22)
Swedish (19)
Polish (9)
Hebrew (2)
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