''Spring Night'' () is a 1954 novel by the Norwegian writer

Tarjei Vesaas Tarjei Vesaas (20 August 1897 – 15 March 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II. Biography Vesaas ...

. It tells the story of two siblings who for the first time spend a night without their parents, and are visited by strangers who ask for room for the night. An English translation by Kenneth G. Chapman was published in 1964, in a shared volume with Vesaas' novel '' The Seed''. ''Spring Night'' was the basis for a 1976 film with the same title, directed by Erik Solbakken.

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at the Norwegian publisher's website 1954 Norwegian novels 20th-century Norwegian novels Norwegian-language novels Norwegian novels adapted into films Novels by Tarjei Vesaas {{1950s-novel-stub