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- The Ice Palace is written in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature.
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Nov 23, 2013 · The Ice Palace is written in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature. Genres Classics Fiction Literary Fiction Scandinavian Literature Novels Modern Classics 20th Century. ...more. 176 pages, Paperback.
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Apr 10, 2019 · First published in 1963 and translated into English in 1966, The Ice Palace was written by Tarjei Vesaas (1897-1970), a poet and novelist widely regarded as one of Norway’s greatest writers of the 20th century. (According to the author biography in my edition, he wrote more than 25 novels and was nominated for the Nobel Prize 30 times!)
I'm trying to find the words to explain what I thought of the writing style of this book. It is written in a style that I would perhaps call sparse, but very concise. I assume it is the same in the original Norwegian, because it comes through in the translation very strongly.
The Ice Palace, a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was published in 1920. This was a time when the United States was experiencing a period of great change and transformation. The country had just emerged from World War I, and the Roaring Twenties were just beginning.
Nov 9, 2007 · Aside from the rather amazing story of The Ice Palace, with its layers of symbols and possible interpretations, what really captures the imagination is the prose: chilly, sad, and haunting; yet not without colour. It’s poetry, and what makes it even more special is that it’s a translation.
Siss's struggle with her fidelity to the memory of a friend, the strange frozen world of the waterfall, and the description of Unn's fatal exploration of the ice palace are described in prose of...
The Ice Palace. Tarjei Vesaas. Sun & Moon Press, 1991 - Fiction - 170 pages. Two eleven-year-old girls, Siss and Unn, are separated at the very beginning of their friendship by the death of the...