The Old Man and his Sons (novel)
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| Author | Heðin Brú |
|---|---|
| Original title | Feðgar á ferð |
| Translator | John F. West |
| Language | Faroese |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | Faroes |
Published in English | 1970 |
The Old Man and his Sons (Faroese: Feðgar á ferð) is a novel by Faroese writer Heðin Brú, first published in 1940.[1][2][3] It tells the tale of the transformation of a rural society into a modern nation of fisheries and the conflicts between generations that result.
Description
Feðgar á ferð is Brú's most famous work and was translated into Danish in 1962 (Fattigmandsære), to German in 1966 (Des armen Mannes Ehre, a translation of the Danish title), and to English by John F. West in 1970 under the title of The Old Man and his Sons. This was the first novel to be translated from Faroese into English, and has been translated to nine languages in total.[4]
The Old Man and His Sons was chosen as the Book of the twentieth century by the Faroese.[5]
References
- ^ M.A.Orthofer (24 July 2019). "The Old Man and His Sons". Complete Review.
- ^ Turpin, Adrian (8 July 2011). "The Old Man and His Sons". Financial Times.
- ^ Gauß, Karl-Markus (26 July 2015). "Land im Meer". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German).
- ^ "Foroyskar skaldsogur". Føroya landsbókasavn (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Heðin Brú". Rithøvundafelag Føroya (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022.