The birds
By: Tarjei Vesaas ; translated from the Norwegian by Tørbjorn Støverud and Michael Barnes
Contributors: Støverud, Torbjørn, 1918-2000; Barnes, Michael P.
Series: Peter Owen modern classics; Peter Owen modern classics
Publisher: Peter Owen; Distributed by Independent Publishers Group; Owen Limited, Peter
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780720614947
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Fiction; People with mental disabilities
Work titles: Fuglane
Description: "The story of Mattis, with learning difficulties, who lives in a small house near a lake with his sister Hege who ekes out a modest living knitting sweaters. From time to time Mattie encourages her brother to find work to ease their financial situation, but Mattits's attempts come to nothing. When, finally, he sets himself up as a ferryman, the only passenger he manages to bring across the lake is a lumberjack, Jørgen. When Jørgen and Hege become lovers, Mattis finds he cannot adjust to this new situation"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: This translation originally published: 1968.