Mysteries: A Novel by Knut Hamsun
In a Norwegian town, society's carefully woven threads unravel when an unsettling stranger arrives. With often brutal insight into human nature, he draws out townsfolk, exposing dark instincts and suppressed desires then disappears.
Mysteries: A Novel by Knut Hamsun
First trade paperback printing
Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.
Publishing Info: FSG, New York, 2006
ISBN: 9780374530297
In a Norwegian coastal town, society's carefully woven threads begin to unravel when an unsettling stranger named Johan Nagel arrives. With an often brutal insight into human nature, Nagel draws out the townsfolk, exposing their darkest instincts and suppressed desires. At once arrogant and unassuming, righteous and depraved, Nagel's bizarre behavior and feverish rants seduces the entire community even as he turns it on its head—before disappearing as suddenly as he had arrived
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