Sandemose, Aksel
Emigrating to Norway from Denmark in 1930, Aksel Sandemose (1899-1965) made his breakthrough as a Norwegian writer with the publication of the first of a total of four books about sailor Espen Arnakke, EN SJØMANN GÅR I LAND. A FUGITIVE CROSSES HIS TRACKS changed the course of Norwegian - and perhaps Scandinavian - fiction. Like several of his books, DET SVUNDNE ER EN DRØM is a psychological crime story based on the themes of jealousy, guilt and punishment. His works have been widely translated.
Aksel Sandemose's collected works - novels, narratives and essays - have been published by Aschehoug under the title Complete Works; this is the first time this has been done. Complete Works comprises 25 books in 15 volumes.
In 2004 Aschehoug published FLYKTNINGEN - AKSEL SANDEMOSE. EN BIOGRAFI, a personal biography, written by Aksel Sandemose's youngest son, the philosopher Jørgen Sandemose.
Selected bibliography & translations
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| 1988 | Mannen fra Jante | The man from Jante. A portrait of Aksel Sandemose |
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| 1958 | Varulven | The Werewolf |
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| 1944 | Det svundne er en drøm | Bygones are a Dream |
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| 1936 | Vi pynter oss med horn | Horns for Our Adornment |
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| 1933 | En flyktning krysser sitt spor | A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks |
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| 1931 | En sjømann går i land | A Sailor Steps Ashore |
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