The Half Brother

Christensen, Lars Saabye

ISBN 10: 0099459167 / ISBN 13: 9780099459163

Published by Arcade Publishing, 2004

Seller Inventory # U9780099459163

Synopsis:

Growing up in sixties Oslo, Barnum lives with an extended, eccentric family and his older half-brother, Fred, who was conceived after the rape of their mother in the dying days of World War II. Barnum seems to have stopped growing and Fred, implicated in a tragedy that leaves a family member dead, becomes mute - only roused when he hears 'Living Doll' one time too many. The two half-brothers embark on their seperate courses, Fred becoming a boxer and Barnum a scriptwriter, and it is twenty-seven years before a fax from their dying mother offers Barnum the chance to see his brother again. This literary marvel tells the story of an ordinary Norwegian family, set apart by extraordinary family members, with unsentimental charm, exuberant comedy and devastating tragedy.

About the Author: Lars Saabye Christensen is Norway's leading contemporary writere. He is the author of many novels as well as short stories and poetry. Christensen has won many prizes, including the Nordic Prize 2002, the Tarj Vesaas Prize for First Fiction, the Critics Prize and the Bookseller's Prize. His writing has been published throughout Europe, in the US and in Pakistan.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Half Brother
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: 46819156
Signed: 8/11/2025 8:25:13 PM
Edition: 1754943913.