Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne 1832-1910 creator Plesner, Augusta Rugeley-Powers, Susan text utu 2011 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life" by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson is a peasant novel published in 1859. Young Arne Kampen grows up torn between two legacies: his hardworking mother's devotion and his father's troubled artistry and violence. As the son of a disorderly fiddler whose frustrations manifest in alcohol and abuse, Arne struggles with dark impulses and a desperate yearning to escape. Yet love for his mother, his land, and a girl who understands his songs pull him toward an uncertain future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_(novel) Release date is 2011-02-12 Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Norway -- Fiction Norwegian fiction -- Translations into English PT Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35246 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35246 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133814.0 35246