The Good Hope (novel)
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Author | William Heinesen |
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Original title | Det gode håb |
Translator | W. Glyn Jones |
Language | Danish |
Publisher | Gyldendal |
Publication date | 1964 |
Publication place | Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
Published in English | 2011 |
Pages | 245 |
ISBN | 87-00-02674-3 |
The Good Hope (Danish: Det gode håb) is a 1964 novel by the Faroese writer William Heinesen, and set in 17th-century Tórshavn. It received the Nordic Council Literature Prize.[1] Heinesen wrote in the Danish language, but his novels, including The Good Hope, were later translated into the Faroese language.
See also
References
- ^ "The winners". norden.org. Nordic Council. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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