| The Seed | |
| Author: | Tarjei Vesaas |
| Title Orig: | Kimen |
| Translator: | Kenneth G. Chapman |
| Publisher: | Gyldendal Norsk Forlag |
| Pub Date: | 1940 |
| English Pub Date: | 1964, The American-Scandinavian Foundation |
| Pages: | 214 |
The Seed is a 1940 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. The narrative is set on a small island where a stranger settles. This is soon followed by a mysterious murder case, which creates widespread distrust in the community. The novel was the author's first departure from literary realism into a more allegorical mode of storytelling. An English translation by Kenneth G. Chapman was published in 1964, in a shared volume with Vesaas' novel Spring Night.[1]
The Seed was the basis for a 1974 film with the same title, directed by Erik Solbakken.[2]