Lykke Per – Bind 2 by Henrik Pontoppidan

A sweeping psychological and social portrait of a driven young engineer who rejects his strict, pietistic upbringing to pursue technical ambition and modernize his homeland; his professional successes and passionate relationships bring both social ascent and personal fragmentation, forcing him to confront the costs of pride, the pull of faith and family, and the moral consequences of trying to remake society in an age of change.