Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature

Scandinavian Studies 374/Literature in Translation 274
Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature:
The Twentieth Century.

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The Archipelago: "A landscape chopped up into pieces. Little islands, little inlets, little rocky cliffs and little twisted trees. An impoverished landscape with chilly colors, mostly gray and blue, but not impoverished enough to have the desolate grandeur of the wilderness." (p. 27)

"And he was an old pro who knew his clientele. He'd worn down his initial youthful enthusiasm balancing trays of liquor at Bern's Lounge..." (p. 27)

"...at a more serious, mature age he'd fulfilled more complicated duties as a dining room waiter at Rydberg's Restaurant and Hamburger Börs." (p. 27)

"I entered Old Town, walking up past the Great Church and into the alleys. Dense twilight in the narrow slits between the buildings and odd shadows along the walls, shadows unlike any in my neighborhood." (p. 2)

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Scandinavian Studies 374/Literature in Translation 274 Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature: The Twentieth Century.

Scandinavian Studies 374/Literature in Translation 274
Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature:
The Twentieth Century.