Cora Sandel, escritora y pintora noruega, se hizo célebre por su trilogía de novelas "Alberta". Sus narrativas a menudo exploran las vidas interiores y las luchas espirituales de mujeres inexpresivas y aisladas, basándose profundamente en sus propias experiencias. Estas novelas trazan meticulosamente el crecimiento emocional de una niña descontenta hacia una mujer autosuficiente, asegurándole un lugar inmediato en el canon literario escandinavo. A pesar de sus importantes logros literarios, Sandel permaneció en gran medida oculta tras su seudónimo, llevando una vida de reclusión.
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Hailed as a masterpiece on its British publication in 1962, this Modern Classic reissue should bring this magnificent novel to a new generation. Imaginative and intelligent, Alberta is a misfit trapped in a stiflingly provincial town in the far north of Norway whose only affinity is for her extrovert brother Jacob. Combining mastery of style and characterization with brilliant descriptive writing, this powerful story of a young woman's rebellion is universally regarded as one of the greatest novels to come from Scandinavia.
The work of one of Norway's most distinguished 20th-century novelists, Alberta Alone forms the last part of the Alberta trilogy, which traces the emotional development of a lethargic and unhappy girl into a self-sufficient woman. The previous volumes of this trilogy have been widely acclaimed as being among the masterpieces of contemporary literature. In this third part, which stands as a novel on its own, Alberta, now mistress to Sivert, a Norwegian artist, is living in Paris with their small son. While Sivert is involved in a liaison with a Swedish painter, Alberta falls in love with Pierre, a writer who has just returned from the First World War. After a period of conflict Sivert and Alberta return to Norway, and there Alberta's self-realisation becomes complete. With subtlety and insight, Cora Sandel depicts the gradual corrosion of a relationship, against the background of the aftermath of the Great War.
Próza na rozhraní románu a dramatu rozvíjí v prostředí norského maloměsta příběh švadlenky, která se při náhodném setkání s osamělým mužem v cukrárně pokusí o vzpouru proti dosavadnímu životu, ale neuspěje. Spádné vyprávění vyznívá jako břitká satira na maloměšťáctví.