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The Boat of Longing
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Product Details
Author:
O. E. Rolvaag
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
319
Publisher:
Minnesota Historical Society Press (May 15, 1985)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780873511841
ISBN-10:
0873511840
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.25"
File:
TWO RIVERS-PERSEUS-Metadata_Only_Perseus_Distribution_Customer_Group_Metadata_20250917125307-20250918.xml
Folder:
TWO RIVERS
List Price:
$19.95
Case Pack:
22
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$17.16
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
C
Pub Discount:
60
Weight:
16.64oz
Imprint:
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Overview
From the rocky, mist-enshrouded shores of Norway to the bustling streets of Minneapolis, O. E. Rølvaag lyrically chronicles the experiences of Nils Vaag, a young Norwegian immigrant. Abandoning the life of a fisherman in Nordland, a region poor but full of mystical beauty, Nils emigrates to the New World in 1912. There he sweeps saloons, lives in a boardinghouse called "Babel" for the many languages used by its residents, and begins to find his way among the people of the city.
The Boat of Longing was Rølvaag's favorite of all his books and the only one set in urban America. When it was first published in English in 1933, it received wide praise from American critics. This edition includes an introduction by Einar Haugen, professor emeritus of Scandinavian and Linguistics at Harvard University and author of a critical study of Rølvaag.
The Boat of Longing was Rølvaag's favorite of all his books and the only one set in urban America. When it was first published in English in 1933, it received wide praise from American critics. This edition includes an introduction by Einar Haugen, professor emeritus of Scandinavian and Linguistics at Harvard University and author of a critical study of Rølvaag.
