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In 1905 Hjalmar Soderberg published his diary novel,
Doctor Glas, a literary tour de force which has remained
one of the masterpieces of Swedish literature. It is a
complicated love triangle, which culminates in the murder
of Gregorius, an apparently repulsive and hypocritical
priest, by Doctor Glas, hopelessly in love with Gregorius'
young wife. It is the story of one man's decision to take
another man's life, and a study of what is defensible in
the interest of the common good. Bengt Ohlsson, one of
Sweden's most successful young writers, has responded to
Doctor Glas with Gregorius, which gives Gregorius himself
a voice over the course of what could be his last and
fateful summer. It is a compelling study of loneliness,
longing and the nature of love; of the desires that bring people together and the fears that keep them apart. Winner of the August Prize, Sweden's most prestigious literary award Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2008 |
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