Son of Fortune

Brief Overview

In the novel «Son of Fortune», Herbjørg Wassmo continues the saga of Dina, transporting the reader to the harsh and majestic landscapes of nineteenth-century Norway. This time, the story centers on Benjamin, Dina’s son, whose fate is intertwined with the shadows of the past and the relentless passage of time. Raised in the shadow of a strong and contradictory mother, Benjamin searches for his own path between duty and passion, between legacy and his own dreams. His coming of age is filled with inner conflict, the search for love and meaning, and a struggle with the ghosts of the past that haunt both him and Dina. Through Wassmo’s subtle psychological prose, a complex world of emotion unfolds, where pain and hope, loneliness and the longing for happiness are woven into the fabric of human life. The novel is suffused with the atmosphere of the northern landscape, where every gust of wind and every ray of sunlight becomes a reflection of the characters’ inner storms.