''Victoria'' (,

1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

) is a novel by

Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective ...

Overview

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's son, Johannes, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner, Victoria. The novel follows them through adolescence, as Johannes struggles with the social hierarchy and becomes a successful author, and Victoria is forced into marrying Otto, a lieutenant, to save the troubled family economy. A lyrical excursion into unconsummated love, love that is described memorably as Blood and Blossoms.. Hamsun later named his daughter "Victoria", after the novel.

Adaptations

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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

'' or ''Viktoriya'', a 1917 Russian silent film directed by Olga Preobrazhenskaya * ''

'', a 1935 German film directed by Carl Hoffmann * '' Viktoria'', a 1957 West German TV movie directed by Frank Lothar, starring Elisabeth Müller * ''

'', a 1979 Swedish-German co-production directed by

Bo Widerberg Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Widerberg was the director of films such as ''Rave ...

* or ''Viktoriya'', a 1988 Soviet film directed by Olgerts Dunkers * ''

'', a 2013 Norwegian film directed by

Torun Lian Torun Lian (born 15 January 1956) is a Norwegian playwright, film director and novelist. She made her literary début in 1988 with the collection ''Tre skuespill'', for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 1995 she was awarded ...

References

Novels by Knut Hamsun 1898 novels Novels set in Norway Norwegian novels adapted into films {{1890s-novel-stub