Rosa (novel)

Last updated

Rosa is part of a double novel by Knut Hamsun first published in 1908. Benoni is the first part, and Rosa is the sequel and the final part of the double novel. [1] The action is set in Nordland, in the village of Sirilund, with, among other characters, the merchant Mack and the upstart Benoni. Rosa is left alone after her husband leaves her.

The 1975 six-part film Benoni and Rosa (Benoni og Rosa) was based on the novel. [2] [3]

An English translation of Rosa by Sverre Lyngstad was published in 1997. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Knut Hamsun</span> Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, works of non-fiction and some essays.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ari Behn</span> Norwegian author

Ari Mikael Behn was a Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Margaret Weis</span> American fantasy novelist

Margaret Edith Weis is an American fantasy and science fiction author, of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the Dragonlance role-playing game (RPG) world. She is founding CEO and owner of Sovereign Press, Inc and Margaret Weis Productions, licensing several popular television and movie franchises to make RPG series in addition to their own.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jon Fosse</span> Norwegian author and dramatist

Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author and dramatist.

Frid Ingulstad is a Norwegian novelist, primarily of historical novels, many of them series. She has often been the best-selling author in Norway, and has published more than 200 books.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Levine</span> American author and attorney

Paul J. Levine is an American author of crime fiction, particularly legal thrillers. Levine has written 22 mystery novels which include two series of books known by the names of the protagonists. The Jake Lassiter series follows the former football player turned Miami lawyer in a series of fourteen books published over a thirty-year span beginning in 1990. The four-book Solomon vs. Lord series published in the mid 2000s features Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord, a pair of bickering Miami attorneys who were rivals before they became law partners and lovers. Levine has also written four stand-alone novels and 20 episodes of the television drama series JAG. With JAG executive producer Don Bellisario, he also created and produced First Monday, a 2002 CBS series inspired by one of Levine's novels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karl Ove Knausgård</span> Norwegian author (born 1968)

Karl Ove Knausgård is a Norwegian author. He became known worldwide for six autobiographical novels, titled My Struggle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denise Chávez</span> American novelist

Denise Elia Chávez is a Chicana author, playwright, and stage director. She has also taught classes at New Mexico State University. She is based in New Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Karin Elstad</span> Norwegian author

Anne Karin Elstad was a Norwegian author known for her book series featuring the character Julie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Racine Art Museum</span> Art museum in Wisconsin, United States

The Racine Art Museum (RAM) and RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts are located in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. The museum holds the largest and most significant contemporary craft collection in North America, with more than 9,500 objects from nationally and internationally recognized artists. The Racine Art Museum's mission is to exhibit, collect, preserve, and educate in the contemporary visual arts. Its goal is to elevate the stature of craft to fine arts by presenting contemporary crafts alongside paintings and sculptures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erasmus Zahl</span>

Erasmus Benedicter (Benedigt) Kjerschow (Kjerskov) Zahl was a privileged trader and an island owner at Kjerringøy in Nordland, Norway. Zahl is known as Nobel Literature Prize laureate Knut Hamsun's monetary supporter, and a representative of the old, traditional Nordland—Hamsun's ideal society. He is also internationally known through the character Mack, who appears in several works of Hamsun, among them Pan (1894), Dreamers (1904), and Benoni and Rosa (1908).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caroline Graham Hansen</span> Norwegian footballer

Caroline Graham Hansen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Norway women's national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Max W. Heck</span> Early 20th century American lawyer and judge

Max W. Heck was an American politician and jurist from Wisconsin, who served as a County Judge and Progressive Republican Wisconsin State Senator.

Benoni, written in 1908, is part of a double novel by Knut Hamsun. Benoni is the first part, and Rosa is the sequel and second part of the double work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruth Reese</span> American-Norwegian singer, poet, and civil rights activist (1921-1990)

Ruth Reese was an African American-Norwegian singer, writer and civil rights activist. She was one of the first prominent black singers in Norway and was actively involved in the international fight against racism. Over several decades, she contributed significantly to the understanding of African American history and music in Norway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulrikke Brandstorp</span> Musical artist

Ulrikke Brandstorp, known professionally as Ulrikke, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, musical actress and voice-over artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Sperati</span> Norwegian actor

Robert Kristian Paolo Sperati was a Norwegian stage actor and film actor from the silent-film era.

Elisabeth Terland is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Women's Super League and the Norway national team.

Unni Evjen was a Norwegian actress.

Marta Breen is a Norwegian non-fiction writer, journalist, and organizational leader.

References

  1. "Racine Public Library". The Journal Times. Racine, WI. July 16, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved August 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Grinde, Nils (1981). Contemporary Norwegian Music, 1920–1980. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 80.
  3. "Benoni og Rosa. Episode 1:6". NRK TV. NRK.
  4. "Nobelist-Nazi-Enigma". The News and Observer. Raleigh, NC. January 25, 1998. p. 163. Retrieved August 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg