The House in the Dark

The House in the Dark (Nynorsk: Huset i mørkret) is a 1945 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. It tells the story of a frightening, darkened house, to which men are trying to dig tunnels, but are routinely captured and taken away in a truck. The novel was written during the last winter of World War II and is an allegory for the German occupation of Norway.[1] An English translation by Elizabeth Rokkan was published in 1976.[2]

The book was awarded the Melsom Prize.[3]

References

  1. Ebdrup, Niels (2011-08-20). "Derfor er huse uhyggelige". Videnskab.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. "The house in the dark". WorldCat. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. "Pris- og stipendvinnarar". Jubileumskalender 1993: Det norske samlaget 1868-1993 (in Norwegian). Det Norske Samlaget. 1993. pp. 40–42.

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