Synopsis
From a fiery and humorous Danish John Irving, a bighearted, epic story of mad dogs, naughty boys, strange relatives and family secrets.
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À propos de l?auteur
Morten Ramsland, born 1971, has a degree in Danish and Art History. Doghead is his first book to be published in English. It became a huge bestseller in Denmark, and won four major literary prizes.
À propos de la deuxième de couverture
Naughty Boys.Dirty Secrets.Mad Dogs.
In the Eriksson family, childhood is a shocking experience, full of crude and disturbing rites of passage. It all started with Askild 'the Crackpot', chased by bloodhounds on a German plain after escaping from a Nazi concentration camp: he is a painter, a murderer and a thief.
His son, Niels 'Jug Ears' Junior, is born in an outhouse, wins respect by kicking other boys in the balls, and uses dynamite to blow up the privy when his father sells his cherished coin collection.
And his son, Asger 'the Liar', collects stories about his shipwrecked family which are always exciting though not entirely true. He is haunted by the time he spent hidden in the space under the stairs with his fat aunt, aka 'the Little Bitch'. He has a confession to make and a buried treasure to find. Unable to banish Doghead, a horror from his childhood, to the shadow realm, he reveals the very bad deeds children can do - to push his family story forward, past a point of no return.
Doghead is a richly imaginative farcical tragedy; a witty saga of three generations of wild Eriksson men. It touches on chilling themes - concentration camps, child abuse, alcoholism, rape - yet warmly celebrates the stories that hold families together.
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Doghead
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Doubleday UK, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0385610254
ISBN 13 : 9780385610254
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Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR001880396
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Doghead
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Doubleday, London, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0385610254
ISBN 13 : 9780385610254
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
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Vendeur : Jim's Old Books, Kirkwall, Royaume-Uni
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Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. Minor creasing to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. Originally published in Danish in 2005 as ''Hundehoved'', this is the first UK edition, with the number line on rev of title page starting with a 1. Signed by the author on title page ''19/8-2007 To . Best wishes, Morten Ramsland''. 383pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur 006251
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