num_pages: 240
description: Hailed as a masterpiece on its British publication in 1962, this Modern Classic reissue should bring this magnificent novel to a new generation. Imaginative and intelligent, Alberta is a misfit trapped in a stiflingly provincial town in the far north of Norway whose only affinity is for her extrovert brother Jacob. Combining mastery of style and characterization with brilliant descriptive writing, this powerful story of a young woman's rebellion is universally regarded as one of the greatest novels to come from Scandinavia.
language: English
title: Alberta and Jacob
titlecomplete: Alberta and Jacob
characters: Cedolf Kjeldsen, Mrs. Selmer, Mr. Gronneberg, Jensine, Alberta Selmer, Magistrate Selmer, Frederick Lossius, Aunt the Colonel, Beda Buck, Rikke Lossius, Jacob Selmer
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Womens, Novels, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 702
places: Norway
series: The Alberta Trilogy
publisher: Peter Owen Publishers