Melancholy
Melancholy
Jon Fosse · 1995 · 284 pages
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Melancholy, original title Melancholia I is a 1995 novel by the Norwegian writer Jon Fosse. It is about the Norwegian painter Lars Hertervig (1830–1902) and his time as a young student in Düsseldorf, where he, agonised by unrequited love and doubt in his art, is driven toward a mental breakdown.
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