by Betty Smith · Gyldendal · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788205490635
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«Det vokser et tre i Brooklyn» is Betty Smith's coming-of-age novel, published by Gyldendal in paperback, with 518 pages in Norwegian.
The story follows Francie Nolan, a bright girl growing up in Brooklyn at the start of the 20th century with her working-class family. With ironic observations and sensitivity, the novel portrays a New York of hopes and contradictions and touches on love, poverty, social mobility, broken dreams, and family life. The plot is inspired by Betty Smith's childhood.
Work published in English in 1943 and first translated into Norwegian in 1946; this edition includes a new translation by Vibeke Saugestad.
For readers of coming-of-age classics and period portraits; the New York Public Library included it among its recommended novels of the 20th century.
