Adam's Diary
by Knut Faldbakken
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Adam’s Diary, set in Oslo and by one of Norway’s leading writers, is the compelling story of lovers who find themselves the victims of social roles and sexual stereotypes. Comprising the narratives of three men who love, fear, and hate the same woman, Adam’s Diary is a gripping psychological novel with disturbing overtones.Tags
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Three very different men tell the stories of their love (and hate) for one woman.
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In his novels, Knut Faldbakken literally pulls no punches. The blow that a male character delivers to his female partner in The Honeymoon (1981) generated waves of protest in Norway. Faldbakken is deeply interested in human psychology and relentlessly pursues the outcomes of his characters' natures and circumstances, even to murder and incest. show more Faldbakken is a brilliant stylist whose explorations of the human soul are always compelling. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Adam's Diary
- Original title
- Adams dagbok
- Original publication date
- 1978
- Important places*
- Norwegen
- First words*
- Ich bin ein Dieb.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Das tröstet.
- Original language*
- Norwegisch
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Romance
- DDC/MDS
- 839.8 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures Danish and Norwegian literatures
- LCC
- PT8951.16 .A47 .A65 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures Norwegian literature Individual authors or works 1961-2000
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- Languages
- 9 — Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
- 2
