". DET BESTE I DEN NORDNORSKE FORTELJARTRADISJONEN". Om Lars Bergs romaner – sammenliknet med Hamsuns

This article uses a regional perspective to compare the novels of Lars Berg with Knut Hamsun’s novels set in northern Norway. What characterizes the northern Norwegian storytelling tradition, and is it possible to define it? In order to close in on this concept, this article focuses on certain aspec...

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Published in:Nordlit
Main Author: Henning Howlid Wærp
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2016
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3756
https://doaj.org/article/396ed106c4054ab39d5df933a9fa96f7
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Summary:This article uses a regional perspective to compare the novels of Lars Berg with Knut Hamsun’s novels set in northern Norway. What characterizes the northern Norwegian storytelling tradition, and is it possible to define it? In order to close in on this concept, this article focuses on certain aspects of setting, including: fishery, trade, language, and character.