"Gösta Berlingin taru" by Selma Lagerlöf is a novel published in 1891. A defrocked priest rescued from freezing becomes part of a band of wild revelers managing a manor in 1820s Värmland. Drawing on folk tales and supernatural elements, this debut work blends romance and magic realism as Gösta Berling leads the eccentric pensioners through dramatic adventures. The story builds toward redemption amid wolves, snow, and the exotic landscape of rural Sweden. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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