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PublisherHead of Zeus

ISBN-101788545893

ISBN-139781788545891

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Book TitleDoppler

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2019

GenreFiction

AuthorErlend Loe

FormatUk- a Format Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length1 in

Item Width1 in

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Reviews"A darkly comic fable which makes some astringent points about the way we live today." -- Independent, "Wonderfully 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 Næringsliv., '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., "a humorous satirical novel that cuts to the quick of what ails modern society." -- Foreword Reviews

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal839.82/374

SynopsisDoppler has just lost his father. Despite the fact that he has a pregnant wife and two children, he decides to move into the woods. Here he starts a lonely and purposefully boring existence. He has never been so happy. When Doppler kills a she-elk for meat, he can't feel guilty about it, but he does feel a bit guilty about the calf she left behind. When the baby elk adopts him, Doppler is tempted to knock it down as well. But the little elk is wily and escapes death, and gradually they become friends. He names the little elk Bongo--and finds her to be a very good listener., 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 ., When his father dies, Doppler decides to leave everything behind and start a new life in the forest. There he reconnects with nature and bonds with a baby elk. A charming, absurd and subversive novel with serious undertones and criticism of our modern consumer society.

LC Classification NumberPT8951.22.O44