The Traitor (Innbundet)

Author:

Torkil Damhaug

Norwegian title: Forræderen
Author:
Binding: Innbundet
Year: 2024
Pages: 224
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Språk: Bokmål
ISBN/EAN: 9788202841911
Overview Forræderen

At the death of his mother, the narrator of The Traitor is compelled to return to the notebooks of his youth that he always used to carry with him.

From the notebooks, a narrative springs forth, taking the reader to the dissection hall at the anatomical institute in Bergen, and to the not always working at the local brewery. To the life in the anarchist house share where everything is to be tried in the name of freedom, and to the island where something macabre seems to have disappeared down a hole in the memory of a friend. To wandering between the dead and the living in the mountains of Hardangervidda national park, and to the attempt of seizing control of a Danish Airbase. And, to the love that you fall into when you are completely unprepared for it.

The Traitor is a psychological novel that draws on several genres, including the absurd comedy. It circles around questions of power and freedom, and the secrets we carry with us. About the battle for our memories, and that which you cannot leave behind – even if you try.

The Traitor is the first novel in a planned series.

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Reviews Forræderen

Fred, sex og forræderi 03.10.2024

«... det er en intensitet og et alvor som ligger i denne fortellingen.»

 
Ola Hegdal, nrk.no

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Author Torkil Damhaug

Torkil Damhaug (b. 1958) has a degree in medicine with a specialization in psychiatry. His debut novel, Flee, Moon, caused a great stir when it appeared in 1996. His Norwegian and international breakthrough came with the psychological thriller Death by Water in 2009. The novel has since been optioned for a movie. He has been awarded the Riverton Prize for the novel Fireraiser in 2011, A Fifth Season in 2016 and Dog without a Grave in 2022, making him the only author to receive the prize thrice.

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