THE RING IS CLOSED

by Knut Hamsun ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 10, 1937

This book stands out as a separate entity, from the usual background of the soil, for Knut Hamsun has chosen, this time, a small fishing village on the west coast of Norway. A strange tale, restrained in the telling, with a certain compassion for the central figure, the son of a lighthouse keeper who has let his best friend hang for his crime. He tramps the world around and back, caring really for nothing but the scenes of his childhood -- complex, baffling, passive, indolent. The minor characters are well drawn, but the whole lacks the vigor of his early work.

Pub Date: May 10, 1937

ISBN: 0285638688

Page Count: -

Publisher: Coward, McCann

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1937

Categories: FICTION