Keeper of the Protocols illuminates the work of one of Norway's dominant post-war literary figures. Jens Bjørneboe is seen as a consciously European writer, and the book traces the influence and congruence in his works with other European writers and thinkers of international stature: Kafka, Strindberg, Brecht, Sartre, Camus, and Conrad. This book also traces Bjørneboe's trajectory as a former painter with highly esthetic concerns, to his most lasting literary works, which balance an existential and mystic view with social engagement. From the young poet in the thrall of Rilkean poetics, the discussion moves through his History of Bestiality novel trilogy and his last works - an assault on Western culture from a peculiarly European perspective.
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The Author: Joe Martin is a translator, playwright, theatre director, and essayist residing in Washington, D.C. He has lived in Norway, Sweden, and Canada where he took his MFA and his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. His translations from Norwegian, Swedish, and Spanish have been produced and published throughout the United States. Dr. Martin is a recipient of numerous grants and research awards from sources such as the American Scandinavian Foundation, the Swedish Institute, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and an N.E.A./Rockefeller Foundation New Forms grant. He is a professorial Lecturer in theatre and literature at the American University, and teaches dramatic literature at the Johns Hopkins University Masters in Drama Studies program.
