The novel of the largest Norwegian writer Lars Christensen is tailored according to the patterns of a traditional family saga, but surpasses even the best examples of this genre in philosophicism and depth.
The history of four generations of the Nielsen family, covering most of the XNUMXth century, is refracted, as in a prism, in the fate of its youngest representative, the talented screenwriter Barnum. Comprehending the essence of people close to him, the hero discovers new facets of his own personality and, plunging into the annals of the family, unravels the main secret of his life — the problem of strange love-hate for a charming and cruel half-brother.
Mahaon, 768 p.