Niels Lyhne. Jens Peter Jacobsen

The events of the philosophical novel "Niels Lyhne" take place in Denmark in the middle of the 19th century. The plot centers on the story of Niels, a boy nurtured by his mother's dreams and the romantic illusions of the time, a rebel who overcomes a long path from youthful hopes to the bitter experience of maturity, seeks truth in friendship, love and art, fights religious dogmas and social prejudices, but is defeated every time. His story is the story of a generation that yearned for freedom and truth, but remained alone in the face of life and death.