A sequel to the highly acclaimed Twilight Country , Sweetwater is a post-apocalyptic novel portraying unflinchingly the behavior of people in a disintegrating society against an unforgettable landscape of decay and collapse.
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.