The Ring is Closed
The Ring is Closed(Norwegian:Ringen sluttet) was the last novel by the Norwegian authorKnut Hamsun.[1][2]The book was published in 1936.[2]In it, Hamsun writes once again about love that creates a fatal flaw for one party in a relationship.
There is a line of destiny from Nagel inMysteries(1892) until Abel inThe Ring is Closed.Readers meet a resigned man who eventually stops fighting, who is still from a borderland and still an exceptional person, but has given up all of his duplicitous tricks and charlatanism.
InThe Ring is Closed,Hamsun returns to the starting point of his writing, the Enigma tic human mind. Hamsun himself described it this way inGyldendal's Christmas catalog: "The Ring is Closedis the best I have done both as fantasy and thought. I think the reader can probably assume that I have some discretion in this. "[3]
An English translation of the novel by Eugene Gay-Tifft was published in 1937.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^Larsen, Lars Frode (2012).Knut Hamsun: The Author and His Times.Nesøya: Font Forlag. p. 1934.
- ^abLyngstad, Sverre (2005).Knut Hamsun, Novelist: A Critical Assessment.New York: Peter Lang. p. 307.
- ^Nettum, Rolf Nyboe (1975). "Generasjonen fra 1890-årene". In Beyer, Edvard (ed.).Norges litteraturhistorie.Oslo: Cappelen. p. 178.
- ^Mitchneck, Simon R. (May 16, 1937)."Knut Hamsun, at 76, Pens New and Powerful Novel of Norway Life in 'The Ring Is Closed'".Oakland Tribune.Oakland, CA. p. 16.RetrievedAugust 25,2020– viaNewspapers.
- ^O'Leary, Theodore M. (May 22, 1937)."Knut Hamsun Summarizes His Career".The Kansas City Star.Kansas City, MO. p. 14.RetrievedAugust 25,2020– viaNewspapers.
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