Jacobsen (Books)

Jacobsen Books

Jacobsen emerged as one of Denmark's most influential writers, crafting a concise body of work that profoundly explores the complexities of human sexuality, freedom, and the search for meaning in a harsh world. His novels and short stories, often set against historical backdrops, delve into themes of desire for independence, the conflict between faith and doubt, and the tragedy of solitude. Jacobsen masterfully employed a wistful, dreamy, and naturalistic tone that leaves a lasting impression on the reader.

Niels Lyhne

152 pages
6 hours of reading

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According to Johan de Mylius of the Danish Royal Library, Jens Peter Jacobsen and particularly his novel Niels Lyhne, a naturalist work, was a "poet associated with the so-called 'modern breakthrough' in Danish literature in the 1870s. . . . Jacobsen's immediate importance was his status as the 'writer of his generation.' With the novel Niels Lyhne (1880) he voiced the disoriented and confused rejection of the old values, Romanticism's dream and religion. . . . Like the single volume of short stories Jacobsen published in 1882, three years before he died of tuberculosis, both novels are unique in an age of realism on account of their highly charged, atmospheric prose and almost lyrical style."