The Boat of Longing (Used Paperback) - O.E. Rølvaag

From the rocky, mist-enshrouded shores of Norway to the bustling streets of Minneapolis, O. E. Rölvaag lyrically chronicles the experiences of Nils Vaag, a young Norwegian immigrant. Abandoning the life of a fisherman in Nordland, a region poor but full of mystical beauty, Nils emigrates to the New World in 1912. There he sweeps saloons, lives in a boardinghouse called "Babel" for the many languages used by its residents, and begins to find his way among the people of the city.

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