Description

Niels Lyhne is a poignant and introspective novel by Jens Peter Jacobsen, chronicling the life of a young dreamer caught between aspiration and reality. Through poetic prose and deep philosophical inquiry, Jacobsen explores themes of love, loss, and existential yearning. This classic of Danish literature offers a timeless meditation on the struggles of identity and the human condition.

"This highly influential late-19th century Danish novel portrays the melancholy life of an idealistic young poet." --Publishers Weekly "Niels Lyhne recounts the life of its eponymous hero, a poet, emphasizing the influence of experience on psychological development and examining philosophical issues: the nature of reality, atheism, creativity and love. It is a dense narrative, striking at times in its richness of physical detail..." --Independent Publisher