Det hvide Hus

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Det hvide Hus

by Herman Bang

DA·~2 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

2:15:53

Description

A tender recollection opens the story, drawing listeners into a quiet farmhouse where a mother’s voice drifts like a harp over cracked floorboards. The house—white walls, mahogany furniture, marble tables—glows with the soft light of a single lantern, while children gather around a creaking bench, their laughter echoing through the long, dark corridors. Through simple, lyrical dialogue the narrator paints a world of rustic rituals: picking blackberries, humming old hymns, and watching the afternoon snow melt away under a sky that seems both endless and intimate.

The narrative lives in the tension between comfort and unease, as the family’s daily rhythms are threaded with whispered worries and the weight of unspoken fate. A father’s sudden departure, a mysterious door that opens with caution, and the mother’s fragile songs hint at deeper currents beneath the pastoral surface. Listeners are invited to linger in this hushed, nostalgic air, feeling the pull of memory and the fragile hope that steadies a child’s longing for peace.

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Language

da

Duration

~2 hours (130K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-07-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Herman Bang

Herman Bang

1857–1912

A sharp-eyed Danish novelist and journalist, he became one of the key voices of the Modern Breakthrough and is especially remembered for his subtle, impressionistic portraits of lonely and overlooked lives. His work often turns quiet moments and social tension into something haunting and deeply human.

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