{"product_id":"victoria-9780143039372","title":"Victoria","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Nobel Prize winner's poetic, psychologically intense portrayal of love's predicament in a class-bound society\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in a coastal village of late nineteenth-century Norway, \u003ci\u003eVictoria \u003c\/i\u003efollows two lovers whose yearnings are as powerful as the circumstances that conspire to thwart their romance. Johannes, a miller's son turned poet, finds inspiration for his writing in his passionate devotion to Victoria, a daughter of the impoverished lord of the manor, who feels constrained by family loyalty to accept the wealthy young man of her father's choice. Separated by class barriers and social pressure, the fated duo hurt and enthrall each other by turns as they move toward an emotional doom that neither will recognize until it is too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143039372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.06w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2006 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knut Hamsun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207332819125,"sku":"9780143039372","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1cb00402-35dc-4e8c-a4bd-2eca92bf2343.jpg?v=1716909034","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/victoria-9780143039372","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}