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(Cph.) Gyldendal (1959) 247 s. Tranebog T1
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Lucan has been orphaned and Zosine has been deserted, and London is a hostile place for two young girls without a home. Bound together by poverty, grief and their shared years at school, they set out to make a future for themselves in new surroundings. They are adopted by the austere, puritanical Reverend Pennhallow and his wife, and in their large, gloomy house they become immersed in study. But, after a chain of disturbing events, it does not take long before they realize that the cleric and his wife are not all they seem to be ...
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LibraryThing member MerryMary
A translation of a Danish story written during the Nazi occupation. The supposed "Jane Austen style" romance is a thinly veiled story of the horror of the Nazi regime. The German censors either didn't recognize the hidden message, or didn't dare admit the evil presence at the heart of the story was
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the Third Reich. An interesting piece of history - and a good story too! Show Less
Language
Original language
Danish
Original publication date
1944
Physical description
247 p.; 18.4 cm
Local notes
Omslag: Austin Grandjean
Omslaget viser en kvindes øjenparti
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Gyldendals Tranebøger, bind 1
Pierre Andrézel er et pseudonym for Karen Blixen
I alvorlige Folk skal ikke gaa saa strengt i Rette med et Menneske for, hvad det finder paa at more sig med, naar det er lukke inde som en Fange og ikke en Gang har Lov til at sige, at det er i Fængsel!
(Meget passende kommentar, for bogen er udgivet i 1944).
Omslaget viser en kvindes øjenparti
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Gyldendals Tranebøger, bind 1
Pierre Andrézel er et pseudonym for Karen Blixen
I alvorlige Folk skal ikke gaa saa strengt i Rette med et Menneske for, hvad det finder paa at more sig med, naar det er lukke inde som en Fange og ikke en Gang har Lov til at sige, at det er i Fængsel!
(Meget passende kommentar, for bogen er udgivet i 1944).
Other editions
Gengældelsens veje by Pierre Andrézel (Hardcover)
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Pages
247
DDC/MDS
823 |