Spring Night
1954 Norwegian novel
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Spring Night (Nynorsk: Vårnatt) is a 1954 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. It tells the story of two siblings who for the first time spend a night without their parents, and are visited by strangers who ask for room for the night. An English translation by Kenneth G. Chapman was published in 1964, in a shared volume with Vesaas' novel The Seed.[1]
First English-language publication | |
| Author | Tarjei Vesaas |
|---|---|
| Translator | Kenneth G. Chapman |
| Publisher | Gyldendal Norsk Forlag |
| Publication date | 1954 |
Published in English | 1964, The American-Scandinavian Foundation |
| Pages | 226 |
Spring Night was the basis for a 1976 film with the same title, directed by Erik Solbakken.[2]
