Boat of Longing

• By: O. E. Rølvaag
• Format: Paper, 319 pp., 1985
• Publisher: MHS Press
• Usually ships in: 1-3 business days
• ISBN 978-0873511841

A compelling novel of immigrant life, set in Minneapolis in the early 1900s, by the acclaimed author of Giants in the Earth.

Ole E. Rolvaag

Chronicles the experiences of a sensitive young Norwegian immigrant to Minnesota and deals with the human cost of immigration. The book sharply contrasts a poetic vision of the homeland with the stark reality of life among the poor in Minneapolis in the 1910s.

"A tale woven of wisps of fog and shreds of sunshine: it is all Norse, yet thoroughly American." -- New York Times Book Review