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Dag solstad is norways leading author, an icon among scandinavian writers and a leading figure of the political left. He has written around thirty books, however, only a few have. Quotes from shyness and dignity and novel 11, book 18 are from the translations by sverre lyngstad. Shyness and dignity book by dag solstad 2 available. He has written around thirty books, however, only a few have been translated into english. Shyness and dignity by dag solstad overdrive rakuten. During a doubleperiod on ibsens wild duck, on a rainy day in early. Dag solstad s most popular book is shyness and dignity.
This novel, in sverre lyngstads fine translation, is one of solstad s major works. He was born in 1941 and has been making major contributions to literature. Shyness and dignity ebook by dag solstad 9781555979447. Shyness and dignity book by dag solstad thriftbooks. His work is fully absorbed in its specific literary tradition while grounding its concerns in our unique and presentday anxieties. The urge to delete or rewrite old blog posts is never stronger than such moments.
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