På St. Jørgen

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P\u00e5 St. J\u00f8rgen is an autobiographical novel by Norwegian writer Amalie Skram. Published in 1895, it is one of two novels that thinly veil her personal experiences during treatment for a nervous disorder at a mental institution in Copenhagen. The novel, along with Professor Hieronimus, offers an artistically controlled yet revealing account of her time in the institution. These works, alongside her other writings, highlight Skram's pessimistic outlook and her focus on the struggles within marriage and family, particularly for women. Her unflinching portrayal of societal repression made her a controversial figure, though later recognized for her compassion and feminist themes.1

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…from 1895, Professor Hieronimus and På St. Jørgen (“At St. Jorgen’s”), in which she gives an artistically controlled but thinly veiled description of her own treatment for a nervous disorder at a mental institution in Copenhagen. English translations of both novels were published in one volume, Under Observation (1992).
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…from 1895, Professor Hieronimus and På St. Jørgen (“At St. Jorgen’s”), in which she gives an artistically controlled but thinly veiled description of her own treatment for a nervous disorder at a mental institution in Copenhagen. English translations of both novels were published in one volume, Under Observation (1992).
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