Add this copy of Adam's Diary to cart. $16.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by University of Nebraska Press.
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Lincoln. 1988. University Of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket W/A Few Tears & A One Small Hole. 0803219741. Translated from the Norwegian by Sverre Lyngstad. 246 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Norway Scandinavia. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Set in Oslo, Norway, Adam's Diary (Adams Dagbok) transcends geographical boundaries in its depiction of lovers victimized by social roles and sexual stereotypes. It was recognized as a major novel on publication in Norway in 1978, and its translation into English will raise Knut Faldbakken to the rank of world-class writer. The modern Adam is a composite of Thief, ‘Dog, ' and Prisoner. These are the personas of the three male narrators who love, fear, and hate the same woman, a divorcee who waits tables in a restaurant. The thief is her lover, afraid of any commitment; the ‘dog' is an abandoned summer sweetheart, reduced to a shadow of his former self, and the prisoner is her former husband, thoroughly average in his machismo. For these narrators, the woman serves as a mirror. They have been shaped by a society that engenders the dominance of role over self, of power over eros. In each case, the relationship between man and woman turns into a mockery: love becomes a prelude to mutual deception, sex involves power plays, and communication gives way to sordid betrayal and ritual violence. Only the woman holds out a promise of something different and better. In her quest for a more fulfilling life, she seems to follow an uncompromising ideal. More demanding than Ibsen's Nora, a prototype of feminist revolt, she wants everything-the traditional satisfactions of family and motherhood as well as the independence of a liberated woman. Linked by a headlong rush of events, the thief, the ‘dog, ' the prisoner, and the woman inspire a complex response. The reader of their ‘confessions' is caught between sympathy and shocked dismay, between subconscious complicity and horror. inventory #18247.
Add this copy of Adam's Diary to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of Nebraska Press.
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Very Good in Very Good- jacket. Size: 8x5x0; University of Nebraska Press, 1988; first American edition, no additional printings indicated; 243pp. Binding is tight and sturdy, though slightly off-square; blue cloth boards also very good; silver titling remains bright and bold. Jacket shows light corner and edgewear, a few small stains along top edge. Top edge of page block foxed. Interior is free of previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Add this copy of Adam's Diary to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by University of Nebraska Press.
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Lincoln. 1988. University Of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0803219741. Translated from the Norwegian by Sverre Lyngstad. 246 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Norway Scandinavia. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Set in Oslo, Norway, Adam's Diary (Adams Dagbok) transcends geographical boundaries in its depiction of lovers victimized by social roles and sexual stereotypes. It was recognized as a major novel on publication in Norway in 1978, and its translation into English will raise Knut Faldbakken to the rank of world-class writer. The modern Adam is a composite of Thief, ‘Dog, ' and Prisoner. These are the personas of the three male narrators who love, fear, and hate the same woman, a divorcee who waits tables in a restaurant. The thief is her lover, afraid of any commitment; the ‘dog' is an abandoned summer sweetheart, reduced to a shadow of his former self, and the prisoner is her former husband, thoroughly average in his machismo. For these narrators, the woman serves as a mirror. They have been shaped by a society that engenders the dominance of role over self, of power over eros. In each case, the relationship between man and woman turns into a mockery: love becomes a prelude to mutual deception, sex involves power plays, and communication gives way to sordid betrayal and ritual violence. Only the woman holds out a promise of something different and better. In her quest for a more fulfilling life, she seems to follow an uncompromising ideal. More demanding than Ibsen's Nora, a prototype of feminist revolt, she wants everything-the traditional satisfactions of family and motherhood as well as the independence of a liberated woman. Linked by a headlong rush of events, the thief, the ‘dog, ' the prisoner, and the woman inspire a complex response. The reader of their ‘confessions' is caught between sympathy and shocked dismay, between subconscious complicity and horror. inventory #10182.
Add this copy of Adam's Diary to cart. $35.55, very good condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by University of Nebraska Press.
