The Discoverer

by Jan Kjaerstad · 1999 · 448 pages

Part of the Jonas Wergeland trilogy series

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The Discovererfinds Jonas released from prison, having completed his sentence for the death of his wife. He his aboard the Voyager, a ship which is exploring the longest fjord in the world, along with his estranged daughter. Onboard, he explores his past, telling his own version of what happened the fateful night of his wife's death.

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Genre
literary fiction
Setting
1990sscandinavianorway
Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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