Tarjei Vesaas
Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Written in Nynorsk, his work is characterized by simple, terse, and symbolic prose. His stories often cover simple rural people that undergo a severe psychological drama and who according to critics are described with immense psychological insight. Commonly dealing with themes such as death, guilt, angst, and other deep and intractable human emotions, the Norwegian natural landscape is a prevalent feature in his works. His debut was in 1923 with Children of Humans (Menneskebonn), but he had his breakthrough in 1934 with The Great Cycle (Det store spelet). His mastery of the nynorsk language, landsmål (see Norwegian language), has contributed to its acceptance as a medium of world class literature.
Het ijspaleis
Tarjei Vesaas
In een klein Noors dorp gaan twee jonge meisjes, de eenzelvige Unn en de levendige Siss, een intense vriendschap aan. Bij het meer buiten het dorp staat het ijspaleis: een bevroren waterval, door de elementen omgetoverd tot een fantastische constructie van doorschijnende muren, fonkelende torens en geheime kamers. Wanneer Unn besluit het ijspaleis in haar eentje te verkennen en niet terugkeert, gaat het hele dorp naar haar op zoek, maar tevergeefs. Siss moet proberen het hoofd te bieden aan dit verdriet, maar dreigt zich te verliezen in haar eigen bevroren wereld.
The Ice Palace
Tarjei Vesaas
Commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece, this story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears, Siss's world is shattered. 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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