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The Good Hope (novel)

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The Good Hope
First edition
AuthorWilliam Heinesen
Original titleDet gode håb
TranslatorW. Glyn Jones
LanguageDanish
PublisherGyldendal
Publication date
1964
Publication placeFaroe Islands (Denmark)
Published in English
2011
Pages245
ISBN87-00-02674-3

The Good Hope (Danish: Det gode håb) is a 1964 novel by the Faroese writer William Heinesen, and set in 17th-century Tórshavn. It received the Nordic Council Literature Prize.[1] Heinesen wrote in the Danish language, but his novels, including The Good Hope, were later translated into the Faroese language.

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  1. ^ "The winners". norden.org. Nordic Council. Retrieved 2011-11-05.