Aksel Sandemose

Part of a series of novels about the author's alter ego, Espen Arnakke, a sailor from Jante, Denmark, begun in 1931 and continuing to 1938. He explores his irrational act of murdering a friend who seduced his girlfriend. This part is set in the small narrow-minded Danish village he calls 'Yoknapatawpha' where Espen explores his childhood to find out who he is.

Part of a series of novels about the author's alter ego, Espen Arnakke, a sailor from Jante, Denmark, begun in 1931 and continuing to 1938. He explores his irrational act of murdering a friend who seduced his girlfriend. This part is set in the small narrow-minded Danish village he calls 'Yoknapatawpha' where Espen explores his childhood to find out who he is.

Vi møter den unge danske sjømannen Espen Arnakke. En kveld dreper han i sjalusi og desperasjon rivalen John Wakefield, og forfølges av denne hendelsen i sitt forsøk på å etablere seg som nybygger i Canada. Boken avslører de irrasjonelle kreftene i menneskene og er et oppgjør med det konvensjonelle synet på forholdet kjærlighet - hat.

Part of a series of novels about the author's alter ego, Espen Arnakke, a sailor from Jante, Denmark, begun in 1931 and continuing to 1938. He explores his irrational act of murdering a friend who seduced his girlfriend. This part is set in the small narrow-minded Danish village he calls 'Yoknapatawpha' where Espen explores his childhood to find out who he is.