Portugallian keisari : Kertomus Vermlannista by Selma Lagerlöf
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"Portugallian keisari: Kertomus Vermlannista" by Selma Lagerlöf is a novel published in 1914. Set in rural Värmland, it tells the story of tenant farmer Jan and his beloved daughter Glory Goldie Sunnycastle. When she moves to Stockholm and her letters stop coming, Jan retreats into a fantasy world where she has become an empress of "Portugallia"—making him an emperor. In his imagined imperial role, he challenges local social hierarchies while awaiting her
triumphant return. Lagerlöf herself called it a "Swedish King Lear." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Krohn, Helmi, 1871-1967 |
| Uniform Title | Kejsarn av Portugallien. Finnish |
| Title | Portugallian keisari : Kertomus Vermlannista |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: WSOY, 1914. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor_of_Portugallia |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sweden -- Fiction |
| Subject | Swedish fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 72888 |
| Release Date | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 241 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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