Pan.
by Knut Hamsun
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Scarborough , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2 Copies Available from This Seller
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
In a fitted box. Grey cloth binding with brown rural scene drawing. Gilt title on the spine.
A lovely rendition of this Folio production
Pan is an 1894 novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. He wrote it while living in Paris and in Kristiansand, Norway. It remains one of his most famous works.
Plot summary - Lieutenant Thomas Glahn, a hunter and ex-military man, lives alone in a hut in the forest with his faithful dog Aesop. Upon meeting Edvarda, the daughter of a merchant in a nearby town, they are both strongly attracted to each other, but neither understands the other's love. Overwhelmed by the society of people where Edvarda lives, Glahn has a series of tragedies befall him before he leaves forever.
Symbolism - The changing seasons are reflected in the plot: Edvarda and Glahn fall in love in spring; make love in the summer; and end their relationship in the autumn. The contradicting symbols of culture and nature are important in the novel: Glahn belongs to nature, while Edvarda belongs to culture. Much of what happens between Glahn and Edvarda is foreshadowed when Glahn dreams of two lovers. The lovers' conversations also foretell the future.
Epilogue - The Epilogue: Glahn's Death is told from another person's perspective. In the main narrative of the book, which is told in first person by Glahn, he sees himself as awkward and unattractive. The Epilogue shows that is not the case, instead from an outsider's viewpoint Glahn is beautiful, talented and desired. Glahn has left Nordland and moved to India to be alone in the forest and to hunt, but he is suicidal because of his lost love, and when he cannot bear it any longer, he provokes the narrator of the Epilogue into shooting him.
Synopsis
Between "Hunger" and "Growth of the Soil" lies the time generally allotted to a generation, but at first glance the two books seem much farther apart. One expresses the passionate revolt of a homeless wanderer against the conventional routine of modern life. The other celebrates a root-fast existence bounded in every direction by monotonous chores. The issuance of two such books from the same pen suggests to the superficial view a complete reversal of position.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Martin Frost (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FB4446 /14
- Title
- Pan.
- Author
- Knut Hamsun
- Format/Binding
- Cloth binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 15 x24 x1.5cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Martin Frost
About the Seller
Martin Frost
About Martin Frost
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...