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A Sudden Liberating Thought

by Kjell Askildsen · 1987

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The first English translation of Askildsen's best writing from a 40-year period. Askildsen (b. 1929) first came to prominence in Norwegian literature in the 1950s with his Kafkaesque accounts of alienated individuals in a hostile environment. His reputation has grown since and he is now recognized as a major author. A recent translation of Askildsen's writing into French invited comparison with Beckett.

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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisScandinaviaScandinaviaMore like thisLess of thisNorwayNorwayMore like thisLess of this
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