by Herbjørg Wassmo · Actes Sud · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782742735167
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«La Véranda aveugle» is the novel by Norwegian writer Herbjørg Wassmo, published by Actes Sud in paperback (288 pages, in French).
The story follows Tora, born to a Norwegian mother and a German soldier during the occupation, who grows up in a Norwegian fishing village. Marginalized by prejudice and abused by her stepfather, she finds refuge and strength in her aunt Rakel. It addresses childhood, adolescence, the awakening of sensuality and the female condition.
First installment of the Tora trilogy, translated from Norwegian by Éric and Élisabeth Eydoux. The original work, from 1981, won the Norwegian Critics' Prize; this French edition is from 2001.
For readers of Scandinavian fiction and post-war historical fiction, with a coming-of-age story and a female protagonist.
Herbjørg Wassmo is a Norwegian author.
