New edition of the 1929 Englishlanguage version of Nobel Prize winner Knut Hamsuns 1923 novel Det Siste Kapitel. Translated from the Norwegian by Arthur G. Chater.Chapter the Lastis set in the Torahus sanatorium, where the sufferings of most of the patients are related to civilization.The novel has a group of central characters, but no distinct main character. Among the characters is "The Suicide," who entered the sanatorium following the discovery of his wifes infidelity and threatens constantly to take his own life. Another guest is the lovely Julie dEspard. She enters into a relationship with the bogus Count Flemming and get pregnant. When Flemming disappears one day she turns to Daniel Utby, who runs a small farm near Torahus and who represents the novels ideological norm.Chapter the Lastis one of Hamsuns darkest novels. It was written at a time when he was much preoccupied by death. The novel is often compared with Thomas MannsThe Magic Mountain, which was published the year after.

Binding: Paperback;426 pages; Publisher: Tough Poets Press; Classification: N/A; Weight: 578.13 g; Dimensions: N/A

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