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Listing books by André Bjerke
| Full title | De dødes tjern [permalink] |
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| Translated title | Lake of the Dead |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Author | André Bjerke (author) |
| Publisher | Aschehoug |
| Categories | Crime and novel |
| Publication year | 2008 |
| Original publication year | 1942 |
| ISBN | 978-82-03-18497-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 191 |
| Synopsis | A group of people (including the author's alter ego, crime author Bernhard Borge) travel into the woods to explore the mystery around the eponymous Lake of the Dead. |
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| Full title | Disse vers er ville vekster [permalink] |
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| Translated title | These Verses Are Wild Weeds |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Authors | Herman Wildenvey (author) and André Bjerke (foreword) |
| Publisher | Den Norske Bokklubben |
| Categories | Anthology and poetry |
| Publication year | 1979 |
| ISBN | 82-525-0291-1 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 92 |
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| Full title | Døde menn går i land [permalink] |
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| Translated title | Dead Men Walk Ashore |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Author | André Bjerke (author) |
| Publisher | Aschehoug |
| Categories | Crime and novel |
| Publication year | 2008 |
| Original publication year | 1947 |
| ISBN | 978-82-03-19323-1 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 272 |
| Synopsis | A business man decides to re-purpose an old house on the southern coast of Norway to a summer hotel. There's a superstition among the locals that the house is haunted, and a gang of friends travel down to stay there. Scary things ensue... |
| Review | I don't normally read crime novels, but André Bjerke is really good at setting the mood, and he writes with wonderful wit, humor, and knowledge. (For instance, there's an Omar Khayyam poem in it!) A riveting read, and definitely recommended. |
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| Full title | En hellig almindelig lek: Dikt i utvalg [permalink] |
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| Translated title | Holy, Vulgar Play: Selected Poems |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Authors | André Bjerke (author) and Odd Eidem (foreword) |
| Publisher | Den Norske Bokklubben |
| Categories | Anthology and poetry |
| Publication year | 1979 |
| ISBN | 82-525-0249-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 87 |
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| Full title | Moro-vers [permalink] |
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| Translated title | Funny Verses |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Authors | André Bjerke (author) and Rune J. Andersson (illustrator) |
| Publisher | Aschehoug |
| Categories | Anthology and poetry |
| Publication year | 1980 |
| ISBN | 82-03-10392-8 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 87 |
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| Structure | See the book's own page. |