The discoverer
Subtitle: a novel
By: Jan Kjærstad ; translated from the Norwegian by Barbara Haveland
Contributors: Haveland, Barbara
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Open Letter
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781934824122
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Ex-convicts; Fjords; Fiction
Work titles: Oppdageren
Description: "The final novel in a trilogy of books about the Norwegian television celebrity Jonas Wergeland, The Discoverer 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."--Publisher.
Notes: "Originally published by H. Aschehoug & Co. as Oppdageren, 1999"--T.p. verso.

Translated from the Norwegian.