Return to Ithaca (novel)
| Author | Eyvind Johnson |
|---|---|
| Original title | Strändernas svall |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | Ancient Greece, Mediterranean |
| Published | 1946 |
Return to Ithaca (Swedish: Strändernas svall, lit. The Surge of the Shores) is a 1946 novel by Swedish author Eyvind Johnson. It is based on the story of Odysseus as he returns home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.[1]
References
Sources
- Lindberger, Örjan (1990). Människan i tiden: Eyvind Johnsons liv och författarskap 1938-1976 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier. ISBN 91-0-047904-7.
- Mazzarella, Merete (1981). Myt och verklighet: Berättandets problem i Eyvind Johnsons roman Strändernas svall. Diss. Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 497. ISSN 0039-6842. Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. ISBN 951-9017-66-6.
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