The Lost Musicians

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The Lost Musicians

work by Heinesen

Also known as: “De fortabte spillemænd”

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Faroese literature
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…masterpiece De fortabte spillemænd (1950; The Lost Musicians). Here, as in the rest of his varied writings, Heinesen renders Faroese life as a microcosm illustrative of social, psychological, and cosmic themes. The other three authors—Christian Matras, Heðin Brú (Hans Jakob Jacobsen), and Martin Joensen—wrote in Faroese. The works of Matras…
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…masterpiece De fortabte spillemænd (1950; The Lost Musicians). Here, as in the rest of his varied writings, Heinesen renders Faroese life as a microcosm illustrative of social, psychological, and cosmic themes. The other three authors—Christian Matras, Heðin Brú (Hans Jakob Jacobsen), and Martin Joensen—wrote in Faroese. The works of Matras…
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