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Young Man in a New Land

In the mid 70s, the brothers Akas and Suraj and their mother arrive in Norway, where their father Haarjet has already lived for a few years. They move into their father’s one bedroom apartment in Drammen. The novel does not only describe Norway seen through the eyes of a young immigrant in the 70s, it also describes the growth of the Indian immigrant community and of Akas’ development from he arrives in Norway at the age of 11 until he becomes the first Indian in his family to move away from home at 17, as he wants an education.

Young Man in a New Land is a gripping story of breaking away and belonging. The book is a detached sequel to Romeo Gill’s first novel, Haarjet (2008).

First published: 2010, Forlaget Oktober
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