Description
An Ibsen scholar, caught in the throes of a nervous breakdown, finds himself abruptly pushed to the margins as public celebrations of the playwright’s legacy unfold around him. In a short, discursive narrative, he confronts the uneasy gap between intellectual ideals and lived reality—watching how people perform respectability, negotiate belonging, and quietly accept indignities. As his withdrawal spreads outward, the book becomes a probing examination of what drives our actions, what compromises we make, and how a culture responds when one of its own can no longer keep up appearances. With Dag Solstad’s incisive, psychologically attuned style, the story blends personal crisis with a wider social critique, asking what dignity really costs—and who gets to claim it.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Random House
Published Jan 1, 2011
160 pages
ISBN: 9781446496152
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Details
First Published
2006
Language
eng
Translation
From: nor
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