The Downfall of Gerdt Bladh
by Christer Kihlman
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A powerful novel by one of Finland’s finest writers charts the disintegration of an established family man and a pillar of the Helsinki business community. Constructed like a thriller, it is above all a human story with a special Ibsenite flavor.Tags
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Kihlman has rebelled against his upper-class background to become the "bad boy" of Finland-Swedish letters. Kihlman finds the material for his novels in the crevices of his own soul and his perceptions of the world around him. Many of his books have caused sensations, such as The Man Who Trembled (1971), in which Kihlman confessed his alcoholism show more and bisexuality. His stylistic mastery and thoughtful treatment of his themes protect his novels from the charge of cheap sensationalism. He is perhaps Finland's most highly regarded contemporary novelist. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Downfall of Gerdt Bladh
- Original title
- Gerdt Bladhs undergång
- Original publication date
- 1987
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 839.78 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures Swedish literature Swedish miscellany
- LCC
- PT9876.2 .I3455 .K513 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures Swedish literature Individual authors or works 1961-2000
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- Languages
- Danish, English, Finnish, Swedish
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- ISBNs
- 6
