{"product_id":"the-discoverer-hardcover","title":"The Discoverer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Kjærstad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Haveland\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Kj rstad is a Viking of literature.--\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final novel in a trilogy of books about the Norwegian television celebrity Jonas Wergeland, \u003ci\u003eThe Discoverer\u003c\/i\u003e finds Jonas released from prison, having completed his sentence for the death of his wife. He has taken a job as a secretary aboard the Voyager, a ship which is exploring the far reaches of the Sognefjord--the longest fjord in the world. On the ship, Jonas works for a team of young people--including his daughter, Kristin--who are engaged in a multimedia project that is seeking to chart every aspect of the fjord in a new medium that merges text, image, film, and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the crew seeks to document the fjord, Jonas is busy exploring his past. For the first time in the trilogy he is allowed to tell his own story, and on board the ship he begins to recreate a manuscript that he wrote in prison, a book which he has already destroyed once, a book which seeks to explore the central mystery at the heart of Jonas's existence: the life and death of his wife Margrete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Discoverer\u003c\/i\u003e stands alone as a masterful novel in its own right--multivocal, throwing story after story aloft and examining each from numerous angles, and all at once. Incredibly, it also serves as the perfect complement to \u003ci\u003eThe Seducer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Conqueror\u003c\/i\u003e, both deepening the mysteries contained in those two novels and revealing the bottomlessness of so many others. Jan Kj rstad once again draws us into the Wergeland universe, and he takes us on a journey that promises to finally discover the truth about Jonas's life, and his wife's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Kj rstad\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Wergeland Trilogy, a huge international success that led to Kj rstad receiving the Nordic Prize for Literature in 2001. He also received Germany's Henrik Steffen Prize for Scandinavians who have significantly enriched Europe's artistic and intellectual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Haveland\u003c\/b\u003e has translated works by several leading Danish and Norwegian authors, including Peter H eg, Linn Ullmann, and Leif Davidsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Kjærstad\u003c\/b\u003e made his debut as a writer in 1980 with a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Earth Turns Quietly\u003c\/i\u003e. The three books making up the Wergeland trilogy--\u003ci\u003eThe Seducer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Conqueror\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Discoverer\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Open Letter in 2009)--have achieved huge international success, and led to Kjærstad receiving the Nordic Prize for Literature in 2001. He has also received Germany's Henrik Steffen Prize for Scandinavians who have significantly enriched Europe's artistic and intellectual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Haveland\u003c\/b\u003e has translated works by several leading Danish and Norwegian authors, including Peter Høeg, Linn Ullmann, and Leif Davidsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 8.6 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700521340991,"sku":"9781934824122","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ccd2c6b80b2232c62497945c7d4b5ddd.webp?v=1765017067","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-discoverer-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}