Henrik Pontoppidan
Danish novelist who shared the Nobel Prize with Gjellerup in 1917. His massive trilogy Lucky Per is considered the greatest Danish novel, a devastating portrait of spiritual ambition and social disillusionment.
Works
- Lucky PerNovel about a man's spiritual quest and loss of faith amid Danish rural society
- The Promised LandRealistic novel depicting pioneers settling and building community in Danish heathland region
- The Dead KingdomNovel exploring spiritual decline and moral decay in rural Danish society and villages
- Mimoser
- The Old AdamNovel examining human nature, sin, and redemption through moral struggle and temptation