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9781870041249
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.Askildsen, Kjell is the author of 'Sudden Liberating Thought', published 1994 under ISBN 9781870041249 and ISBN 1870041240.
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