Bibliograph

Armand V., footnotes to an unexcavated novel, Dag Solstad ; translated by Steven T. Murray

Type

Label

Armand V., footnotes to an unexcavated novel, Dag Solstad ; translated by Steven T. Murray

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Armand V.

Oclc number

1029086348

Responsibility statement

Dag Solstad ; translated by Steven T. Murray

Sub title

footnotes to an unexcavated novel

Summary

"Armand is a diplomat rising through the ranks of the Norwegian foreign office, but he's caught between his public duty to support foreign wars in the Middle East and his private disdain for Western intervention. He hides behind knowing, ironic statements, which no one grasps and which change nothing. Armand's son joins the Norwegian SAS to fight in the Middle East, despite being specifically warned against such a move by his father, and this leads to catastrophic, heartbreaking consequences. Told exclusively in footnotes to an unwritten book, this is Solstad's radically unconventional novel about how we experience the passing of time: how it fragments, drifts, quickens, and how single moments can define a life"--, Provided by publisher

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