Spring Night Explained

Author:Tarjei Vesaas
Translator:Kenneth G. Chapman
Publisher:Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
Pub Date:1954
English Pub Date:1964, The American-Scandinavian Foundation
Pages:226

Spring Night is a 1954 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. It tells the story of two siblings who for the first time spend a night without their parents, and are visited by strangers who ask for room for the night. An English translation by Kenneth G. Chapman was published in 1964, in a shared volume with Vesaas' novel The Seed.[1]

Spring Night was the basis for a 1976 film with the same title, directed by Erik Solbakken.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The seed. Spring night. [Two novels]]. WorldCat. 1051338 . 2015-04-28.
  2. Web site: VĂ„rnatt. Norwegian filmography. National Library of Norway. 2015-04-28.