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Lincoln. 1988. University Of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket W/A Few Tears & A One Small Hole. 0803219741. Translated from the Norwegian by Sverre Lyngstad. 246 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Norway Scandinavia . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Set in Oslo, Norway, Adam's Diary (Adams Dagbok) transcends geographical boundaries in its depiction of lovers victimized by social roles and sexual stereotypes. It was recognized as a major novel on publication in Norway in 1978, and its translation into English will raise Knut Faldbakken to the rank of world-class writer. The modern Adam is a composite of Thief, Dog,' and Prisoner. These are the personas of the three male narrators who love, fear, and hate the same woman, a divorcee who waits tables in a restaurant. The thief is her lover, afraid of any commitment; the dog' is an abandoned summer sweetheart, reduced to a shadow of his former self, and the prisoner is her former…
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Adam's Diary (Modern Scandinavian Literature in Translation) Hardcover - 1987
by Faldbakken, Knut
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- Title Adam's Diary (Modern Scandinavian Literature in Translation)
- Author Faldbakken, Knut
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- Edition First Edition; F
- Publisher University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date December 1, 1987
- ISBN 9780803219748
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Lincoln. 1988. University Of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0803219741. Translated from the Norwegian by Sverre Lyngstad. 246 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Norway Scandinavia . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Set in Oslo, Norway, Adam's Diary (Adams Dagbok) transcends geographical boundaries in its depiction of lovers victimized by social roles and sexual stereotypes. It was recognized as a major novel on publication in Norway in 1978, and its translation into English will raise Knut Faldbakken to the rank of world-class writer. The modern Adam is a composite of Thief, Dog,' and Prisoner. These are the personas of the three male narrators who love, fear, and hate the same woman, a divorcee who waits tables in a restaurant. The thief is her lover, afraid of any commitment; the dog' is an abandoned summer sweetheart, reduced to a shadow of his former self, and the prisoner is her former husband, thoroughly average in his machismo. For…
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University of Nebraska Press, 1988. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8x5x0. University of Nebraska Press, 1988; first American edition, no additional printings indicated; 243pp. Binding is tight and sturdy, though slightly off-square; blue cloth boards also very good; silver titling remains bright and bold. Jacket shows light corner and edgewear, a few small stains along top edge. Top edge of page block foxed. Interior is free of previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0803219741 . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket.; Modern Scandinavian Literature in Translation; 8.70 X 5.30 X 0.90 inches; 246 pages .
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