Exil

by Knut Faldbakken

På väg till sitt tolkuppdrag blir Tobias brutalt överfallen. När han hamnar på sjukhus så får han en längtad bort från sitt ordnade liv så han uppger en falsk identitet och rymmer sen från sjukbädden. Innan verkligheten kommer ikapp honom så får han uppleva en slags frihet.

Genres: Roman

263 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

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

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pretty good read that I enjoyed at the time but nothing that will transform my life in any way.

Basic plot: organized, neat-freak, well-off man (think Niles in "Frasier") gets beaten down by brute and decides to reinvent his own life by "disappearing", and live in the poorer areas and work in a brothel as a sort of caretaker.

I have read much better books on the topic, and while the book was well written I have to say I probably won't remember it after the summer.

Considering that he has written some of my favorite dystopic books ever, I was seriously disappointed.