The Story of Gösta Berling
by Selma Lagerlöf
“One year of madness, twelve outcasts, and a soul fighting for redemption.”
In the misty forests of Värmland, a charismatic but disgraced priest leads a band of twelve wild outcasts through a year of reckless passion and folklore-infused adventure. This lyrical Swedish masterpiece explores the thin line between salvation and damnation as a community teeters on the edge of ruin.
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