Vol. 17 (2024): Contemporary Issues of Literary Criticism Literatures of Small Countries and Challenges of the Modern Global World
World Literary Trends: West and East

Tarjei Vesaas as a Novelist

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  • Kakhaber Loria
Kakhaber Loria
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62119/cils.17.2024.8810

Published 2024-12-20

Keywords

  • Realism,
  • Modernism,
  • Violence,
  • Allegory,
  • Psychologism

Abstract

Tarjei Vesaas (1897-1970) is one of the most successful and internationally recognized figures of Norwegian literature of the twentieth century. His work has been marked by many prestigious prizes, among which the Nordic Council Literary Prize stands out (1964).
In many of his novels (e.g., "The Seed", "The Birds", "The Ice Palace" and others) T. Vesaas grapples with serious ethical and psychological problems. It is also worth noting that political allegory is no stranger  to Vesaas's novels – the famous novel "The House in the Dark" is a sort of allegorical history of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

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