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The Seed and The Bridges – a review

The Seed and The Bridges by Tarjei Vesaas

A review by L.B. Olsen

A huge thank you to L.B. Olsen for the great review of my English translations of two of Tarjei Vesaas’ novels, The Seed and The Bridges.

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	The Songs of Maldoror (Solar Nocturnal) by Comte de Lautréamont, R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 5,003 ratings — published 1869 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alcaeus: Poems & Fragments by Alcaeus, R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Songs of Maldoror by Le Comte de Lautreamont (Translator), R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Celestial Bandit: A Tribute to Isidore Ducasse, the Comte de Lautréamont, Upon the 175th Anniversary of His Birth by Jordan A. Rothacker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Amerika, Louis Armand 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Screaming at the Window: The Tragic Story of Blanche Monnier, the Prisoner of Poitiers 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Self-Made Cuckold by Marquis de Sade, R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonstone Silhouettes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deliverance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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