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The Long Ships : A Saga of the Viking Age
by Bengtsson, Frans G
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 9997404483
- ISBN 13
- 9789997404480
- Seller
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Novato, California, United States
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Synopsis
Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954) was born and raised in the southern Swedish province of Skåne, the son of an estate manager. His early writings, including a doctoral thesis on Geoffrey Chaucer and two volumes of poetry written in what were considered antiquated verse forms, revealed a career-long interest in historical literary modes and themes. Bengtsson was a prolific translator (of Paradise Lost, The Song of Roland , and Walden ), essayist (he published five collections of his writings, mostly on literary and military topics), and biographer (his two-volume biography of Charles XII won the Swedish Academy’s annual prize in 1938). In 1941 he published Roede Orm, sjoefarare i vaesterled ( Red Orm at Home and on the Western Way ), followed, in 1945, by Roede Orm, hemma i oesterled ( Red Orm at Home and on the Eastern Way ). The two books were published in a single volume in the United States and England in 1955 as The Long Ships . During the Second World War, Bengtsson was outspoken in his opposition to the Nazis, refusing to allow for a Norwegian translation of The Long Ships while the country was still under German occupation. He died in 1954 after a long illness. Michael Meyer (1921–2000) was a translator, novelist, biographer, and playwright, best known for his translations of the works of Ibsen and Strindberg. His biography of Ibsen won the Whitbread Prize for Biography in 1971. Michael Chabon is the author of ten books, including T he Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Klay, The Yiddish Policeman’s Union , and Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son . He lives in Berkeley, California.
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- Bookseller
- Orca Knowledge Systems Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000022817
- Title
- The Long Ships : A Saga of the Viking Age
- Author
- Bengtsson, Frans G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 9997404483
- ISBN 13
- 9789997404480
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1954-06-01
- Size
- 1.4000 in x 8.2000 in x 5.9000 i
- X weight
- 1.2500 lb
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