Bannlyst

Resumo

"Bannlyst" by Selma Lagerlöf is a novel published in 1918. The story follows Sven, a man haunted by a dark secret from a polar expedition that makes him an outcast in his community, and Sigrun, a young woman trapped in an increasingly violent marriage to a jealous priest. As their paths intersect, the narrative explores themes of social condemnation, survival, and moral judgment, questioning which transgressions are truly unforgivable—crimes against the living or the dead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)