The Good Hope (novel)

The Good Hope (Danish: Det gode håb) is a 1964 novel by the Faroese writer William Heinesen, and set in 17th-century Tórshavn. It received the Nordic Council Literature Prize.[1] Heinesen wrote in the Danish language, but his novels, including The Good Hope, were later translated into the Faroese language.

The Good Hope
First edition
AuthorWilliam Heinesen
Original titleDet gode håb
TranslatorW. Glyn Jones
CountryFaroe Islands (Denmark)
LanguageDanish
PublisherGyldendal
Publication date
1964
Published in English
2011
Pages245
ISBN87-00-02674-3

See also

References

  1. "The winners". norden.org. Nordic Council. Retrieved 2011-11-05.


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