From Library Journal
The unlovely characters in this novel by a contemporary Norwegian author are drug addicts and minor criminals mingling with ordinary working-class people. A bank robber in hiding reads his own obituary in the paper and sets out to discover the real identity of the dead person. What follows is an exciting and plausible detective story with much realistic detail and local color. The author's intent is not only to entertain but also to expose social ills like gambling and drug trafficking, examining its perpetrators and victims. In this respect he resembles P.D. James but falls short of her artistry. The translation is competent but at times stiff. Recommended for collections of Scandinavian fiction.
- Ulla Sweedler, Univ. of California at San Diego Lib.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Hans Windelband finds himself, at twenty-six, among the living dead. Somehow, his life has gone terribly astray, but caught in a web of despair, he lacks the strength or desire to try and determine what went wrong-until he opens the morning newspaper and reads his own obituary.
"An exciting detective story. Recommended."-
Library Journal