Before the Rooster Crows

Bjørneboe, Jens: Før hanen galer

Jens Bjørneboe's first novel deals with medical experiments on prisoners in German concentration camps during the war. The story is based on meetings and conversations Bjørneboe had with with various people during his stay in Berlin, in addition to the stories of Dr. Mengele's crimes in Auschwitz.

First published: 1952, Aschehoug
Jens Bjørneboe: Biography and select bibliography

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Danish Aschehoug
German Merlin
Swedish Norstedts

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