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Prost Gotvin #2
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The librarian Gerbert Rodin from the mountain community of Vanndal somehow finds himself in the Egyptian desert with a mysterious woman. During the past two years he and the local veterinarian have received eight letters from the disrobed priest Gotvin Soleng. These letters will change history dramatically!
Gert Nygårdshaug (1946–) has had a fascinating and original literary career. His wide-ranging knowledge and fertile imagination have found expression in six collections of poetry, two short story collections, several adventure stories and a number of novels, including Mengele Zoo (Mengele Zoo), 1989 and Prost Gotvins geometri (Priest Gotvin’s Geometry), 1998. In 2007 Mengele Zoo was voted the people’s favourite in Norway. When Priest Gotvin’s Geometry was released in Denmark in 1999, a united press placed Nygårdshaug in the same league as literary giants like Umberto Eco and Peter Høeg and the Norwegians Jan Kjærstad and Erik Fosnes Hansen.
Gert Nygårdshaug is considered one of Norway’s finest crime authors. His distinctive language, and interest in archeology, cultural history, science, and, not least, food and drink, have given him a dedicated group of fans throughout his 20 years as a crime author.
Gert Nygårdshaug (1946–) has had a fascinating and original literary career. His wide-ranging knowledge and fertile imagination have found expression in six collections of poetry, two short story collections, several adventure stories and a number of novels, including Mengele Zoo (Mengele Zoo), 1989 and Prost Gotvins geometri (Priest Gotvin’s Geometry), 1998. In 2007 Mengele Zoo was voted the people’s favourite in Norway. When Priest Gotvin’s Geometry was released in Denmark in 1999, a united press placed Nygårdshaug in the same league as literary giants like Umberto Eco and Peter Høeg and the Norwegians Jan Kjærstad and Erik Fosnes Hansen.
Gert Nygårdshaug is considered one of Norway’s finest crime authors. His distinctive language, and interest in archeology, cultural history, science, and, not least, food and drink, have given him a dedicated group of fans throughout his 20 years as a crime author.
443 pages
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Gert Nygårdshaug
59 books192 followersGert Hermod Nygårdshaug is a Norwegian author. He has written poems, children's books and novels, and is in particular known for the series of crime novels featuring the gastronomer amateur detective Fredric Drum.
Nygårdshaug's writing enjoys a diverse background from his extensive knowledge and travelling, in particular in South America. Ancient cultures, archaeology, fly fishing, gastronomy and wine are some of the recurring themes in his novels based on his own personal interests and hobbies.
In 2004 the South African film company Lithium Entertainment bought the film rights to four of Nygårdshaug’s books: Mengele Zoo, Himmelblomsttreets muligheter (Heaven’s Flower Tree), Prost Gotvins geometri (Priest Gotvin’s Geometry) and Afrodites basseng (The Pool of Aphrodite).
The eco crime novel Mengele Zoo (1989) was in 2007 voted "the People's Favourite" during the literature festival of Lillehammer.
Nygårdshaug resides in Lier, and has been a minor ticket candidate for the political party Red.
Nygårdshaug's writing enjoys a diverse background from his extensive knowledge and travelling, in particular in South America. Ancient cultures, archaeology, fly fishing, gastronomy and wine are some of the recurring themes in his novels based on his own personal interests and hobbies.
In 2004 the South African film company Lithium Entertainment bought the film rights to four of Nygårdshaug’s books: Mengele Zoo, Himmelblomsttreets muligheter (Heaven’s Flower Tree), Prost Gotvins geometri (Priest Gotvin’s Geometry) and Afrodites basseng (The Pool of Aphrodite).
The eco crime novel Mengele Zoo (1989) was in 2007 voted "the People's Favourite" during the literature festival of Lillehammer.
Nygårdshaug resides in Lier, and has been a minor ticket candidate for the political party Red.
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July 27, 2018
En intellektualisert og langt mindre sexy DaVinci-Koden.
November 15, 2017
Er blitt veldig glad i Nygårdshaug. Denne boka var helt ok, kanskje jeg ikke var helt i modus for digresjoner? Fantastisk bra innleser Winther-Larsen på Storytel. Han ER Nygårdshaug for meg :-)
August 20, 2013
Forfatteren skriver utrolig bra, men innholdet i denne boken holdt ikke mål.
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