beautiful and true, bringing joy with the fear and wonder.' To Library Journal, PAN has a timeless quality. Written with Freudian insight years before the Freudian subconscious became widely known, this novel has been praised in Commonweal as a significant document in the history of romanticism. From its first publication in the late 19th century to the present, PAN has received strong critical acclaim. But when Edvarda spurns him, Glahn becomes a frenzied, desperate thing. At first their passionate affair mirrors the supreme ecstasy of the Nordland summer. Lieutenant Thomas Glahn, a man possessed by the magnificence of sea, sky, and forest, spends dreamlike days hunting and fishing - until he encounters the beautiful Edvarda. Set in a dense, wild forest on the Norwegian seacoast, PAN is the intense, passionate chronicle of a doomed and all-consuming love affair. FROM THE PUBLISHER - OF NATURE AND DESIRE. Translated from the Norwegian by James W. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of W. Hamsun's story endures as a powerful and moving story of one man's tragic experiences with love and his ultimate rejection of society in favor of the beauty of the natural world. Cited as one of the reasons for awarding him the Nobel Prize in Literature, "Pan" was a critical success and often lauded for its powerful and poetic prose.
Deeply symbolic and emotionally sensitive, "Pan" is a fascinating study in the psychological impact of unrequited love and helped cement Hamsun's reputation as a gifted author.
Edvarda is not entirely faithful to Glahn and he is profoundly affected by her betrayal and the strange habits of the city people he does not feel connected to. While they feel strongly for each other, they do not truly understand the other's perspective and tragedy soon befalls the lovers. Glahn's life changes when he meets Edvarda, a merchant's daughter from a nearby town, with whom he quickly falls in love.
It is the story of Lieutenant Thomas Glahn, an ex-military man who lives alone in a hut in the woods with his faithful dog Aesop. First published in 1894, "Pan" is one of Norwegian author and Nobel prize-winning Knut Hamsun's most famous works.
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