Barbara (Paperback, 5th Revised edition)

Barbara, originally written in Danish, was the only novel by the Faroese author Jorgen-Franz Jacobsen (1900 - 1938), and yet it quickly achieved international best-seller status and is still one of the best-loved twentieth century classics in Danish and Faroese literature. On the face of it, Barbara is a straightforward historical novel in the mode of many a so-called 'romance'. It contains a story of passion in an exotic setting with overtones of semi-piracy; there is a powerful erotic element, an outsider who breaks up a marriage, and a built-in inevitability resulting from Barbara's own psychological make-up. She stands as one of the most complex female characters in modern Scandinavian literature: beautiful, passionate, innocent, devoted, amoral and uncomprehending of her own tragedy. Jorgen-Franz Jacobsen portrays her with a fascinated devotion.

General

Imprint:	Norvik Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2014
Authors:	Jorgen-Frantz Jacobsen
Translators:	George Johnston
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	306
Running time:	306 minutes
Edition:	5th Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-909408-07-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	1-909408-07-7
Barcode:	9781909408074

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