Lajla - A New Tale of Finmark

ISBN-13: 9781444680720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 286 str.

Jens Andreas Friis

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This is Jens Andreas Friiss 1888 novel, “Lajla - A New Tale of Finmark”. Jens Andreas Friis (1821 – 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer and author. He is widely recognized as the founder of the studies of the Sami languages. Other notable works by this author include: “Klosteret i Petschenga. Skildringer fra Russisk Lapland” (1884), “Ordbog over det Lappiske Sprog” (1887), and “Skildringer fra Finmarken” (1891). Contents include: “The Empty Cradle”, “Jaampa on Snow-shoes after the Wolf”, “The Lapp and the Child”, “Runne and Ranne”, “Christmas-Eve”, “the Plague”, “Mellet and Lajla at School”, “Fair at Karasjok”, “In Summer-Time”, “The Wedding”, and “Jaampas Last Journey”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete the original text and artwork.