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Stakkar

“Poor Thing” (title translated by AI)

Matias Faldbakken (born 1973)

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Oskar, a lonely foster boy, works on the Blums' farm for his keep. One day he catches an untamed, stunted child in the forest, almost without language, and brings it home, where under his care it develops at a furious pace. Mixing realism, satire, romance and folk tale, the novel explores exclusion, loneliness, desire and care.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
183 pages in the original
Genres
Coming of age, Love (assigned by AI)
First published
2022 by Forlaget Oktober
Author's age
49 when first published
ISBN

9788249525553 (original)