The World and Varvara
Published on 15. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
148 pages
978-1-959556-41-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Varvara Eng is a flamboyant, 79 year old Danish actress who has lived a very colorful life. When the struggling young writer Pelle is hired to write Varvara's memoir, he's told that Varvara wants "someone who knows how to lie without being exposed." The memoir is supposed to be published when Varvara turns 80, which means Pelle has eight weeks to finish it. But there are certain distractions"--
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-959556-41-1 (9781959556411)
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Persons
Simon Fruelund is a Danish author who debuted in 1997 with the story collection Milk (US edition 2013). Since then he has published another story collection, four short novels, among them Civil Twilight (US edition 2013), and a poetry collection. From 1997 to 2006 he worked as an editor at the publisher Gyldendal. Since 2012 he has taught creative writing at Vallekilde Højskole. The World and Varvara is his third book translated into English.