Tóbiás király városa

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Tóbiás király városa

by Knut Hamsun

HU·~5 hours

Chapters

Description

In a bustling port town where the sea’s rhythm dictates daily life, a lone figure tends a weather‑worn flagpole on the waterfront. Theodore, a restless shopkeeper, raises the flag for reasons both practical and mysterious, drawing the curiosity of locals and passing sailors alike. His father Per, the seasoned veteran of the market, watches his son’s antics with a mix of bemusement and concern.

Against this backdrop, two men—Ole Johan, a loyal servant of the influential landowner Holmengraa, and Lars Manuensen, a once‑humble farmer turned prosperous innkeeper—navigate their intertwined fates. Their families, steeped in generations of trade, grapple with the ebb and flow of commerce, from grain shipments to the arrival of foreign travelers. As rumors swirl and expectations rise, the flag’s flutter becomes a silent signal for what might soon arrive on the horizon, hinting at both opportunity and upheaval.

Details

Language

hu

Duration

~5 hours (314K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Budapest: Fővárosi Könyvkiadó, 1926.

Credits

Albert László from page images generously made available by the Hungarian Electronic Library

Release date

2024-01-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Knut Hamsun

Knut Hamsun

1859–1952

A Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian novelist, he helped reshape modern fiction with intense, inward-looking books such as Hunger and the later classic Growth of the Soil. His legacy is powerful and complicated, with major literary influence alongside deep controversy over his support for Nazi Germany.

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