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Sara
This book is a loosely constructed narrative, with Gosta and a few other recurring characters pulling it together from time to time, but mostly seeming like disconnected tales of Swedish life. Some of the vignettes were priceless and moving.

The base story is a Faustus tale. The estate at Ekeby’s mistress, the Major’s wife, takes in wayfaring cavaliers, among them is Gösta Berling. As their leader, he makes a pact with Sintram, a representative of the devil, ousting the Major’s wife and giving t
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Laura
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La Légende de Gösta Berling est le premier livre de Selma Lagerlöf, lauréate du prix Nobel de littérature en 1909.
Écrite en 1891, La Légende de Gösta Berling est une épopée fantastique où se retrouve déjà tous les ingrédients qui ont fait le succès du Merveilleux Voyage de Nils Holgersson : mythes, nature, romantisme.

« Enfin, voilà le pasteur en chaire… Les paroissiens relevèrent la tête. Ah, ah, le voilà pourtant ! Il y aurait donc un service aujourd
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GONZA
Feb 07, 2024 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sono consapevole da anni che la letteratura dei paesi del nord (Svezia, Norvegia, Islanda, Finlandia e Danimarca) non mi piace. Non mi piacciono gli argomenti dei libri letti fino ad ora, ma peggio ancora non mi interessano e trovo che, a prescindere dal traduttore, non mi piace nemmeno come sono scritte od organizzate le loro storie. È chiaro che il problema é il mio, ne ho uno simile con il cinema francese, peró volevo fare questa premessa perché deve essere chiaro che se Selma Lagerfeld ha vi ...more
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