Doppler by Erlend Loe
Doppler has a nice house, a nice wife and a nice job. But Doppler isn't happy. 'Wonderfuly subversive, funny and original' Observer. 'A darkly comic fable' Independent. When his father dies, Doppler decides to leave everything behind and start a new life in the forest. There, deep amongst the trees, he reconnects with nature, ponders the meaning of life, and bonds with a baby elk called Bongo. Sweet, funny and subversive, this is a charming fable about the pressures of modern existence and finding friends in the strangest of places. 'Dead-pan comedy' Financial Times. 'An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel'Saga.
Wonderfully subversive, funny and original * Observer *
Laugh-out-loud, typically distinctive, satirical and hilarious * VICE magazine *
A darkly comic fable which makes some astringent points about the way we live today * Independent *
There's much to enjoy in Loe's dead-pan comedy * Financial Times *
An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel * Saga *
Funny and a touch dark.. [Doppler] is like a Nordic Obi-Wan' * Big Issue *
It gripped me from the very first page and I read the entire thing in a single day. It was unusual in that it was both powerful and entertaining; a rare combination that is difficult to pull off * Farm Lane Books *
Compelling, disquieting and perceptive * Adresseavisen *
Shamelessly charming without intellectual fuss * Stavanger Aftenblad. *
With Doppler, Erlend Loe has become Norway's most alarming writer * Dagens Næringsliv. *
Laugh-out-loud, typically distinctive, satirical and hilarious * VICE magazine *
A darkly comic fable which makes some astringent points about the way we live today * Independent *
There's much to enjoy in Loe's dead-pan comedy * Financial Times *
An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel * Saga *
Funny and a touch dark.. [Doppler] is like a Nordic Obi-Wan' * Big Issue *
It gripped me from the very first page and I read the entire thing in a single day. It was unusual in that it was both powerful and entertaining; a rare combination that is difficult to pull off * Farm Lane Books *
Compelling, disquieting and perceptive * Adresseavisen *
Shamelessly charming without intellectual fuss * Stavanger Aftenblad. *
With Doppler, Erlend Loe has become Norway's most alarming writer * Dagens Næringsliv. *
Erlend Loe is a Norwegian novelist. His eight books have been translated into over twenty languages. Don Bartlett and Don Shaw have collaborated on two previous novels.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788545891 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788545893 |
| Title | Doppler |
| Author | Erlend Loe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2018-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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