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A Difficult Death: The Life and Work of Jens Peter Jacobsen
By Jensen, Morten HØi
- ISBN
- 9780300218930
- Publisher
- Yale Univ.
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Reviewed on September 15, 2017 | Fine Arts
During his lifetime, Danish writer Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–85) was admired by the likes of Henrik Ibsen, Knut Hamsun, and August Strindberg. However, unlike his Scandinavian contemporaries he remains largely unknown and unread in America—something writer Jensen hopes to change with this new biography. Jacobsen died at 38 of tuberculosis, having written two novels and a handful of short stories. This book ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
