Son of Fortune

Book Review

Herbjørg Wassmo’s «Son of Fortune» is a poignant and multilayered tapestry in which the fate of the main character, Dina, continues to unfold against the backdrop of the harsh northern landscape and equally harsh human passions. Wassmo masterfully weaves motifs of loneliness, self-discovery, and the inescapability of the past into the narrative, creating an atmosphere where every word is charged with inner drama. Critics note the particular poetry of the author’s language, her ability to convey the subtlest psychological nuances and create vivid, contradictory characters. «Son of Fortune» is not just a family saga, but a profound meditation on the price of freedom, on legacy, and on how personal history is woven into the fabric of time. Wassmo once again proves that her prose can touch the most intimate strings of the reader’s soul, and her characters remain with us for a long time, evoking sympathy, admiration, and the desire to return to these pages again and again.