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Martin Bircks ungdom (Delfinserien)

By Hjalmar Söderberg
Martin Bircks ungdom Delfinserien Originally published in this partly autobiographical second novel established S derberg s reputation for shocking boldness yet great elegance It traces the development of the hero from a seeming

  • Title: Martin Bircks ungdom (Delfinserien)
  • Author: Hjalmar Söderberg
  • ISBN: 9789100333218
  • Page: 234
  • Format: Paperback

    • Originally published in 1901, this partly autobiographical second novel established S derberg s reputation for shocking boldness yet great elegance It traces the development of the hero from a seemingly idyllic Stockholm childhood to maturity as a thirty year old man, an introspective outsider, critical of society, constantly searching for the truth but going through a grOriginally published in 1901, this partly autobiographical second novel established S derberg s reputation for shocking boldness yet great elegance It traces the development of the hero from a seemingly idyllic Stockholm childhood to maturity as a thirty year old man, an introspective outsider, critical of society, constantly searching for the truth but going through a gradual process of disillusionment He dreams of being a poet, but is too melancholic to break free from his modest bureaucratic career, and slowly drifts towards nihilism and aestheticism Martin Birck s Youth is a book rich in fin de si cle themes melancholy, eroticism and decadence abound The Stockholm depicted here with lyrical beauty is a haunting city of shadows and snowstorms, suppressed passion and loneliness The conflict between dreams and reality which occurs in so many novels of the period is central to the novel, and its preoccupation with issues of free will, determinism and morality prefigures S derberg s next novel, the highly acclaimed Dr Glas in which Martin Birck makes a cameo appearance.

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    1. Hjalmar Söderberg says:
      Hjalmar Emil Fredrik S derberg was a Swedish novelist, playwright, poet and journalist His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stockholm through the eyes of the flaneur S derberg is greatly appreciated in his native country, and is sometimes considered to be the equal of August Strindberg, Sweden s national author.

    Comment 730 on “Martin Bircks ungdom (Delfinserien)”

    1. Mohammed says:
      This being my first novel of this hailed classic Swedish author i knew what to expect He is known for writing intelligently about the issues of his times,his style of writing The first part of the novel was very slow, not very interesting After 30 pages it suddenly became a strong,bold novel critical of the society, its old christan based morals Its a very modern novel, for one that came out in 1901 He had a slow but a strong writng style that he used to say alot in a short novel.He is also a ve [...]
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    2. notgettingenough says:
      S derberg states at the end of this short work that it will probably prove interesting to him than to others It is certainly an unsatisfactory book from the reader s perspective and this dissatisfaction derives at least in part from the very thing that makes it interesting to the author as a young writer he started the story and put it away Much later he came upon it and decided it was worth carrying on with Consequently it is rather disjointed in tone and subject, rather confusing to this read [...]
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    3. Bianca says:
      Jag tyckte verkligen om det h r verket I och medd att den r en smula sj lvbiografisk s f r man en helt ny k nsla f r S derberg och hur han var som person, hans v rderingar och syn p livet Man m rker hur han r en dynamisk f rfattare och utvecklas i de olika b cker han skrivit Jag rekommenderar Martin Bircks ungdom varmt till de som vill f rdjupa sig i lite livsfilosofisk l sning Han talar om sina religi sa tvivel som ung och hur de senare utvecklades, han talar om hur lyckan r flyktig att s ttet [...]
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    4. Anna says:
      My experience of Martin Birck s Youth was dominated not by the actual words in the book, but by my appreciation of the edition I was reading I found it in the stacks of the University Library and was astounded to discover it is a first edition from 1930 I must say, it is looking very good for an 86 year old It has one of those lovely resilient hardback bindings which looks hand sewn and thick, uneven edged paper The endpapers are orange, with an abstract deco pattern in white The typeface is muc [...]
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    5. Manny says:
      This was one of the first Swedish novels I ever read, and the beautiful, melancholy lullaby Litens resa till Dr mmestad was one of the first Swedish poems I ever appreciated Even the title is hard to translate Little one goes to the Town of Dreams is as close as I can get, but it doesn t quite work in EnglishSm guldfiskar, en l ngan rad, vimla i silvervatten Liten ker till Dr mmestad, kommer nog fram till natten Snart, snart dr mmarnas hus skimra i m nskenskv llen Klart, klart tindrande ljus sky [...]
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    7. Hanna Katariina Bengtsson says:
      en vacker men tung och sorgsen roman s derbergs spr k r alldeles underbart en k nsla av hoppl shet och kyla blandat med f rbjuden k rlek och ldersnoja genomsyrar boken.
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    8. Elisa Goudriaan says:
      Mooi maar wel een beetje afstandelijk geschreven verhaal over een man die af en toe bevangen wordt door sterk melancholische stemmingen, omdat hij niet kan zijn zoals de anderen Hij wil dit ook niet, omdat hij een dichter wil zijn, maar tegelijkertijd hoort hier een levensstijl bij die veel van hem vergt Hij schrijft over mijn schijnbare en mijn werkelijke arbeid , het werk waarvoor hij betaald wordt en de nachtelijke uren dat hij aan het dichten is Terwijl al zijn oude vrienden hun plek in de m [...]
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    10. Sally says:
      The widening of the rents experience had torn in the cobweb bushes of fairytale and dream , 11 September 2015This review is from Martin Birck s Youth Series B English Translations of Works of Scandinavian Literature Paperback Martin Birck crops up as very much a background character in Soderberg s better known 1904 work Doctor Glas the eponymous narrator considers him a bit of a bore This earlier work 1901 takes us through Birck s life his happy, innocent childhood, gradual awareness of a world [...]
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    11. Krzysztof says:
      It s probably good to know something about the author before reading the book as Martin Birck s Youth is partly autobiographical Well, I didn t know about it and for me book was very interesting it made me think about life goals, meaning of ambitions, meaning of love all these important things in our life that we usually don t have enough time to think about.Martin the main character is probably not a unique man, maybe melancholic and decadent as that were the signs of his times 19th 20th cent [...]
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    12. Rebecka says:
      This is a wonderful little book about growing up moderately full of hope and realizing that life will never be like what you imagined it to be It s a great reminder of how both men and women have it so much better today in Sweden where you as an unmarried woman at 30 aren t a lost cause and as a man you don t have to support your entire family something an ordinary governmental post wouldn t let you do, and therefore, you can forget about marrying Almost every page has something incredibly smart [...]
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    13. Iletrado says:
      Lectura que va in crescendo S derberg relata la infancia, adolescencia y te rica madurez de este Martin Birck El escritor sueco ofrece aut nticas perlas en sus reflexiones sobre qu significa eso de crecer, hacerse mayor y tomar responsabilidades, de no estar a la altura de las expectativas de tus progenitores, de sentirse perdido, abrumado Texto que destila sutileza y que, en m ltiples ocasiones, resulta po tico Una buena lectura.
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    14. Tommy Feldt says:
      Min tredje S derberg bok Den var mycket sv rare n de tv andra att komma in i och n dde inte riktigt upp i samma h jder Jag var tvungen att b rja om tv g nger pga tappat intresse Men n r man v l kommit f rbi Martin Bircks barndom s blev den en helt annan historia och en v ldigt intressant uppg relse med sekelskiftets samh llsskick och hycklande moral Samtidigt kunde jag identifiera mig i dess beskrivning av att vara ung och k nna som att livet redan springer ifr n en.
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    15. Hjalte Lagercrantz says:
      En poetisk och samtidigt kristallklar skildring av Martin Bricks ungdom En bok som diskuterar viktiga mnen genom Martin som r en s kande ungdom som r n got os ker p vad han egentligen s ker Helt klart en av S derbergs b sta, i sp nnande konkurrens med Doktor Glas.
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    21. Andreas Amasalidis says:
      V ldigt vackert skrivet om hans tidiga uppv xt r Resten engagerade desto mindre.
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