Uår 2: Sweetwater

Uår #2

by Knut Faldbakken, Haagen Ringnes (Afterword)

Mångmiljonstaden Sweetwater bryter samman under maktstrider, hungerkravaller och epedemier. Det är den teknologiska kulturens totala undergång - en katastrof i vår framtid

Genres: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Novels, Roman

265 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Faldbakken studied psychology at Oslo University, and then worked as a journalist. He visited a number of countries, working variously as a bookkeeper, sailor, and factory worker, and began writing books in 1967 while living in Paris.

Reviews

[andreas Luneborg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dystopi som jeg leste som tenåring - husker den enda så den må ha gjort inntrykk.

[Joachim Boaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full review: https://sciencefictionruminations.com...

4.5/5 (Very Good)

"Knut Faldbakken (1941-), a prolific Norwegian novelist, wrote a science-fictional duology titled Sweetwater early in his career. The first volume, Twilight Country (1974, trans. Joan Tate, 1993), followed an odd collection of refugees from a disintegrating urban metropolis, the titular Sweetwater, as they cast off the entangling membranes of lost paths and the weight of melancholy souls [...]"

[Edicute · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brutal, and scarily relevant !

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeg leste denne boka først på tidlig 80-tallet og syns den var fantastisk. Den har holdt seg godt syns jeg.

[Nora Bendiksby · Rating 5 out of 5]

sinnsykt bra bok hvis du liker dystopi

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's the sequel to Twilight Country.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good reading! An uncomfortable feeling that this scene could be a few years down the road. Both books were worth reading

[Zaantar · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most influential books in my life. Often brutal, but honest.