The Discoverer
Published on 3. September 2009
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-934824-12-2 (ISBN)
Description
Final novel in the Wergeland Trilogy: Jonas is out of jail and on a trip with his estranged daughter.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-934824-12-2 (9781934824122)
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Jan Kjærstad made his debut as a writer in 1980 with a short story collection, The Earth Turns Quietly. The three books making up the Wergeland trilogy-The Seducer, The Conqueror, and The Discoverer (forthcoming from Open Letter in 2009)-have achieved huge international success, and led to Kjærstad receiving the Nordic Prize for Literature in 2001. He has also received Germany's Henrik Steffen Prize for Scandinavians who have significantly enriched Europe's artistic and intellectual life.
Barbara Haveland has translated works by several leading Danish and Norwegian authors, including Peter Høeg, Linn Ullmann, and Leif Davidsen.