Bibliograph

An unreliable man, Jostein Gaarder ; translated from the Norwegian by Nichola Smalley

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An unreliable man, Jostein Gaarder ; translated from the Norwegian by Nichola Smalley

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

An unreliable man

Responsibility statement

Jostein Gaarder ; translated from the Norwegian by Nichola Smalley

Summary

Jakop is a lonely man. Divorced from his wife, with no friends apart from his constant companion Pelle, he spends his life attending the funerals of people he doesn't know, obscuring his identity in a web of improbable lies. As his addiction spirals out of control, he is forced to reconcile his love of language and stories with the ever more urgent need for human connection

Target audience

adult

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