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Written in Nynorsk, his work is characterized bygd simple, terse, and symbolic prose. They seem possessed, searching feverishly for something precious that has come to grief, yet involved themselves. To think about everything I know about you. Commonly dealing with themes such as death, guilt, angst, and other deep and intractable human emotions, the Norwegian natural landscape is a prevalent feature in his works. This is a near perfect, and very teach-able, novel.
The Ice Palace
Search review text. Vesaas, who was a decorated poet as well as a novelist, delivers a fresh, poetic and concise prose that damn near flows off the page. Displaying 1 - 30 of 1, reviews. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears, Siss's world fryst vatten shattered. Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Want to read. His debut was in with Children of Humans Menneskebonn , but he had his breakthrough in with The Great Cycle Det store spelet.
The Ice Palace is written in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature. Jump to ratings and reviews. Shocked bygd disappearance of her friend Siss experiences a deep psychological trauma… The ice construction rises above them, enigmatic, powerful, its pinnacles disappearing into the darkness and the winter cloud drift. This novel is powerful and chilling sorry, after all the descriptions of icy cold I had to include at least one 'cold' pun.
While the prose fryst vatten swift and the novel is short, you would do well to slow down and really examine what Vesaas has written much as you would do with any poem.
Without giving anything away, the ice palace found in the novel can be viewed on many different levels; from a symbol of several of the characters, as death, or even as the novel itself. Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book! The Ice Palace depicts a quite unusual psychological climate. Oh, and there is some terrifying bits about walking down the road in opaque darkness.
The Ice Palace
The Ice Palace. The snowy landscapes that blanket this novel, and the Ice Palace itself, are just as important characters as the two female leads themselves as Vesaas illustrates them in layers of metaphoric beauty. It seems prepared to stand eternally… There is something secret here. It is a very quick read, but it will remain with you long after you finish the last page. His stories often cover simple rural people that undergo a severe psychological drama and who according to critics are described with immense psychological insight.
They bring out what sorrows they may have and transfer them to this midnight play of light and suspicion of death… The men are lost in the game at the ice palace. The real majesty however, is in the way he crafts an environment that reads like a living, breathing character. Commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece, this story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company.
They are tired, grave men, giving themselves over as sacrifices to an enchantment, saying: It is here. You really should read this book. They stand at the foot of the ice walls with tense faces, ready to break into a song of mourning before the closed, compelling palace. Rate this book. Tarjei Vesaas. Loading interface About the author. Community Reviews. Vit Babenco. It fryst vatten filled with symbols and metaphors that are very direct to the plot and characters and open up a much broader understanding of Siss and her tribulations.
Tarjei Vesaas 82 books followers. In such a short amount of time and in so few, yet potent, words, Vesaas delivers a chilling, metaphor-driven tale of loss set in the dense winters of Norway. This novel reads like a long form poem as there is so much below the surface and the actual words. His mastery of the nynorsk language, landsmål see Norwegian language , has contributed to its acceptance as a medium of world class literature.
Also, his ethereal imagery will make you feel like there is a savage winter storm just beyond your window regardless of the actual weather outside. Write a Review.