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1898 Knut Hamsun novel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victoria (Norwegian: Victoria. En kjærlighedshistorie, 1898) is a novel by Knut Hamsun.[1]
Author | Knut Hamsun |
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Language | Norwegian |
Genre | Fiction |
Published | 1898 |
Publication place | Norway |
A miller's son, Johannes, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner, Victoria. The novel follows them through adolescence, as Johannes struggles with the social hierarchy and becomes a successful author, and Victoria is forced into marrying Otto, a lieutenant, to save the troubled family economy.
A lyrical excursion into unconsummated love, love that is described memorably as Blood and Blossoms.[2]
Hamsun later named his daughter "Victoria", after the novel.
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