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Victoria, Knut Hamsun’s fourth novel, depicts a doomed romance set in a late‑nineteenth‑century Norwegian coastal village. Johannes, the miller's son, falls for Victoria, an impoverished aristocrat bound by family fidelity. Their love is constrained by class divisions and societal pressure, leading to a separated and ultimately tragic fate.
The novel’s poetic, psychologically nuanced style captures the emotional turmoil of both characters while highlighting the era’s social stratification. The new translation by Sverre Lyngstad preserves Hamsun's haunting lyricism and the enduring relevance of the narrative’s exploration of love and inequality.
First publish date: 1898
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Knut Hamsun
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