Niels Lyhne
by J. P. Jacobsen
282 pages~5 hrs
“A hauntingly beautiful portrait of the original modern outsider.”
Before the great existentialists, there was Niels Lyhne—a dreamer navigating the beautiful, bitter landscapes of 19th-century Denmark. Follow a poet's haunting quest for love and truth in a world stripped of its illusions, where every choice carries the weight of a soul in revolt.
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