Tales of Love & Loss
by Knut Hamsun
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Author: Knut HamsunTranslator: Robert Ferguson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); Norwegian (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-01
ISBN: 028563383X
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Souvenir Press
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Book Review: A fine sampler of stories.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a selection of twenty stories, taken from Hamsun's three published volumes of short stories (Siesta, Brushwood, and Striving Life). In the introduction, the editor comments that "the short stories provide a fascinating glimpse of an author shedding one literary skin to reveal another". And, indeed, the diversity of style is one of the most interesting things about the collection. From relatively straightforward ghost stories to the dark humor of "A Lecture Tour", Tales of Love and Loss paint a picture of an author with a wide variety of skills and interest.
Hamsun train spotters will notice character and plot linkages between these stories and several of the novels. In general, even though I really enjoyed the volume I am not sure that it is where I would begin with Hamsun. He was primarily a novelist, and as good as these stories are I have to think that they are to some degree benefiting from the reflected light of his greater works.
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