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Kilden

Alternative title:
Brevet om fiskeren Markus
Translated title:
The Source; or, The Letter Concerning Mark the Fisherman
Authors:
Gabriel Scott (author) and Bjørn Kulseth (covers)
Language:
Norwegian (bokmål)
Original language:
Norwegian (bokmål)
Publisher:
Aschehoug
Category:
Novel
Publication year:
2009
Original publication year:
1918
ISBN:
978-82-03-19498-6
Synopsis:

Follows the life of a simple fisherman named Mark, interspersed with his thoughts and commentaries.

Review:

Even though the story is simple, it's very gripping. Gabriel Scott has a very engaging way of writing, and is especially good at describing situations.

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Images:
Back of Kilden.Spine of Kilden.Front of Kilden.
High-res images:
[Back (4.92 MB)] [Spine (395.51 KB)] [Front (5.02 MB)]

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