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The Exception
Undtagelsen
Christian Jungersen (born 1962)
Translated by Anna Paterson
English editions
In EnglishThe Exception
Anchor · United States · 8 July 2008 · Paperback · 512 pages
The Exception
Weidenfeld & Nicolson · United Kingdom · 10 August 2006 · Hardcover
The Exception
Phoenix · United Kingdom · 21 June 2007 · Paperback · 576 pages
The Exception
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday · United States · July 2007 · Hardcover · 502 pages
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Iben, Malene, Camilla and the new librarian Anne-Lise work at the Danish Centre for Information on Genocide in Copenhagen. When threatening letters reach Iben and Malene, they blame Mirko Zigic, a Balkan war criminal they have recently written about. But the three friends were already freezing Anne-Lise out, and as the threats go on their fear turns inward: the workplace becomes a war zone of intrigue and bullying, and Anne-Lise the target of growing suspicion. Passages from the centre's own articles on genocide and on what makes people cruel run through the story and mirror what the women do to each other.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 620 pages in the original
- Genres
- Crime (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Denmark
- First published
- 2004 by Gyldendal
- Author's age
- 42 when first published
- ISBN
9788702033700 (original)
9780297852353 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, United Kingdom)
9780753821664 (Phoenix, United Kingdom)
9780385516297 (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, United States)
9781400096657 (Anchor, United States)
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