"There's beauty to be found outdoors, but it's not without its horrors. The conflicted role of humans in nature is a familiar theme, but few narratives hum with the surreal power of this one." -- Kirkus Reviews An intensely graceful novel recounting scenes of the Norwegian countryside from one of Norway's most beloved 20th-century writers Tarjei Vesaas's final work, The Hills Reply, is a flow of intensely lyrical autobiographical scenes. The vivid beauty of the wilds of Norway grounds the narrator's interior flashes. The first sketch finds a boy, his father, and their packhorse clearing a logging road buried in snow as their surroundings give way to a crisis. Profound insights into human behavior, solitude, and nonverbal communication stand up to the power and immensity of the natural world. The land speaks to (and at times almost swallows) the central character, as...
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