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Doppler
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Doppler
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Erlend Loe
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Translated by Don Bartlett
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Translated by Don Shaw
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:176 | Dimensions(mm): Height 180,Width 110 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781788545891
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Classifications | Dewey:839.8238 |
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Edition |
Reissue
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Head of Zeus
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Imprint |
Head of Zeus
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Publication Date |
4 October 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Doppler has a nice house, a nice wife and a nice job. But Doppler isn't happy. 'Wonderfuly subversive, funny and original' Observer. 'A darkly comic fable' Independent. When his father dies, Doppler decides to leave everything behind and start a new life in the forest. There, deep amongst the trees, he reconnects with nature, ponders the meaning of life, and bonds with a baby elk called Bongo. Sweet, funny and subversive, this is a charming fable about the pressures of modern existence and finding friends in the strangest of places. 'Dead-pan comedy' Financial Times. 'An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel'Saga.
Author Biography
Erlend Loe is a Norwegian novelist. His eight books have been translated into over twenty languages. Don Bartlett and Don Shaw have collaborated on two previous novels.
ReviewsWonderfully subversive, funny and original * Observer * Laugh-out-loud, typically distinctive, satirical and hilarious * VICE magazine * A darkly comic fable which makes some astringent points about the way we live today * Independent * There's much to enjoy in Loe's dead-pan comedy * Financial Times * An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel * Saga * Funny and a touch dark... [Doppler] is like a Nordic Obi-Wan' * Big Issue * It gripped me from the very first page and I read the entire thing in a single day. It was unusual in that it was both powerful and entertaining; a rare combination that is difficult to pull off * Farm Lane Books * Compelling, disquieting and perceptive * Adresseavisen * Shamelessly charming without intellectual fuss * Stavanger Aftenblad. * With Doppler, Erlend Loe has become Norway's most alarming writer * Dagens Naeringsliv. *
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