As Trains Pass By (Katinka) by Herman Bang (English) Paperback Book

As Trains Pass By (Katinka)

by Herman Bang, W. Glyn Jones

"Monsieur Bang, you are the first impressionist author in the world." Claude Monet. W. Glyn Jones' masterful translation allows us to read in English for the first time one of the neglected classics of Scandinavian Literature. Katinka is the stationmaster's wife in a sleepy Danish provincial town and her domestic languor is disrupted by the arrival of Huus, the new foreman on a nearby farm. Unlike her boorish husband, Huus is attentive and sensitive and despite her best efforts Katinka falls in love with him. Her whole life is turned upside down by an intense passion she had never expected to experience and which has unforeseen consequences. . Katinka is another of Herman Bang's tragic heroines. . In its impressionistic almost cinematic style it is a novel ahead of its time. AUTHOR: Hermann Bang (1857-1912) was from an aristocratic Danish family. His homosexuality led to a smear campaign against him and his exclusion from Danish literary circles. He worked as a theatre producer and as a journalist, having first tried unsuccessfully to be an actor. His first novel 'Families without Hope' was banned for obscenity. He specialised in novels about isolated female characters.

FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

Author Biography

Herman Bang (1857-1912) was from an aristocratic Danish family. His homosexuality led to a smear campaign against him and his exclusion from Danish literary circles. He worked as a theatre producer and as a journalist, having first tried unsuccessfully to be an actor.His first novel Families Without Hope was banned for obscenity. He specialised in novels about isolated female characters, including Ida Brandt and As Trains Pass By (Katinka). W. Glyn Jones (1928-2014) had a distinguished career as an academic, a writer and a translator.His many translations from Danish include Seneca by Villy Sorensen and for Dedalus The Black Cauldron, The Lost Musicians, Windswept Dawn, The Good Hope and Mother Pleiades by William Heinesen, Ida Brandt and As Trains Pass By (Katinka) by Herman Bang and My Fairy-Tale Life by Hans Christian Andersen.

Review

"Monsieur Bang, you are the first impressionist author in the world." -- Claude Monet.

Long Description

Katinka is the stationmaster's wife in a sleepy Danish provincial town and her domestic languor is disrupted by the arrival of Huus, the new foreman on a nearby farm. Unlike her boorish husband Huus is attentive and sensitive and despite her best efforts Katinka falls in love with him. Her whole life is turned upside down by an intense passion she had never expected to experience and which has unforeseen consequences. Katinka is another of Herman Bang's tragic heroines.In its impressionistic almost cinematic style it is a novel ahead of its time.

Review Quote

Monsieur Bang, you are the first impressionist author in the world." Claude Monet.

Excerpt from Book

Chapter 1The stationmaster put on his uniform coat to be ready for the train.'

Details ISBN1909232920 Author W. Glyn Jones ISBN-10 1909232920 ISBN-13 9781909232921 Media Book Series Dedalus European Classics Translator W. Glyn Jones Imprint Dedalus Ltd Place of Publication Cambs Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 839.8136 Birth 1857 Death 1912 Pages 194 Publisher Dedalus Ltd Short Title AS TRAINS PASS BY Language English Format Paperback AU Release Date 2015-01-20 NZ Release Date 2015-01-20 UK Release Date 2015-01-20 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-01-20 Audience General

We've got this

At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love!

---

TheNile_Item_ID:149171292;

• Condition: New
• ISBN-13: 9781909232921
• ISBN: 9781909232921
• Publication Year: 2015
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Book Title: As Trains Pass by (Katinka)
• Item Height: 198mm
• Author: Herman Bang
• Publisher: Dedalus Ltd
• Topic: Books
• Item Width: 127mm
• Number of Pages: 194 Pages

See More