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De raven by Herman Bang7/2/2023 ![]() ![]() In 1880 he published his novel Haablose Slaegter ("Families without hope"), which at once aroused attention. When Bang was twenty he published two volumes of critical essays on the realistic movement. Herman Bang was born of a noble family on Apin the island of Zealand, Denmark. His work reflected the profound pessimism of his time. Bang died while on a lecture tour of the United States. He was a very productive journalist, writing for Danish, Nordic and German newspapers. Among his other works are: Det hvide Hus (The White House, 1898), Excentriske Noveller (1885), Stille Eksistenzer (1886), Liv og Dod (Life and Death, 1899), Englen Michael (1902), a volume of poems (1889) and of recollections (Ti Aar, 1891).įailed as an actor, Bang earned fame as a theatre producer in Paris and in Copenhagen. The latter won for its author the friendship of Ibsen and the enthusiastic admiration of Jonas Lie. Among his more famous stories are Faedra (1883) and Tine (1889). ![]() After some time spent in travel and a successful lecturing tour in Norway and Sweden, he settled in Copenhagen, and produced a series of novels and collections of short stories, which placed him in the front rank of Scandinavian novelists. ![]()
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