Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900–1938)
Auteur de Barbara
A propos de l'auteur
Jacobsen died at a young age, but during his short life he worked actively toward a greater independence for the Faroese. Denmark and the Faroes (1927) is a historical analysis of the relationship between the two countries, and The Faroes: Countryside and People (1936) is a journalistic description afficher plus of life in the Faroes. Jacobsen's primary claim to fame as a literary figure rests on his single novel Barbara (1939), which was published posthumously. The novel, based on legend, describes a compelling woman of symbolic stature who exerts terrific power upon those around her. Barbara has received international acclaim. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Postverk Føroya - Philatelic Office
Œuvres de Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
Nordiske Kroniker 2 exemplaires
Barbara : Roman 2 exemplaires
Faerøerne : natur og folk 1 exemplaire
Færøerne. Natur og folk (Danish Edition) 1 exemplaire
Barbara. Romanzo 1 exemplaire
The farthest shore 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1900-11-29
- Date de décès
- 1938-03-24
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Faroe Islands
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 141
- Popularité
- #145,671
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 29
- Langues
- 7
- Favoris
- 1
Read from September 10 to October 20, 2013
-One never loses Barbara, said Anna Sophia with a smile. But on the other hand, no one quite has her.
Translated by George Johnston
From the introduction: 'Barbara' is Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen's only novel. It was written between 1934 and 1938, the last four years of his short life, towards the end of which he was dying of tuberculosis in a Copenhagen hospital.
Opening: The lamps in the Royal Stores Warehouses were nearly blown out by draughts that came with each blast of the gale, but between gusts it was quiet as the grave.
Here we have an amoral woman in a small community in harsh surroundings in a time (early 1800's) where tittle-tattle and a woman's place is firmly tied to the Lutheran* faith. Barbara is rather in the mode of Oh!klahoma's I'm just a girl who can't say no. The scholars of myth traditions would have her pegged as a trickster. But who can resist her? Excellent reading.
3.5*
*That, folks, is not Lex Lutheran by nature, rather it is a severe puritanical sect that disses alchohol *gasp*… (plus d'informations)