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Prost Gotvin #1
Prost Gotvins geometri
Norwegian
- GenresFiction
456 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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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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December 24, 2015
Dette er uten sidestykke den herligste boken jeg har lest. Måten den er skrevet på er tilnærmet unik, da du er en del av en "tankerekke" i stedet for å få historien fortalt i tradisjonell forstand. Det er en historie som utfordrer den vante, som setter spørsmålstegn ved tro og som holdt meg fast fra første side.
April 8, 2013
We all know that Nygårdshaug really hates christians and he does nothing with more glee and pomp than tearing down anything christian. Nothing wrong with that. It is apparent in most of his work, but most of the time more subdued and much less awkward than in the tale of Gotvin Solem.
It would have helped though if he had actually understood what he was trying to tear down.
Gotvin Solem (the protagonist) is a straw man. A construct of all the things that Nygårdshaug hates about christians. A person completely without internal logic, selv insight or anything resembling religious beliefs. Solem is a shell of a chrisitan without any core or substance that the author then sets out to destroy.
That is easy. Should have been completed in a sentence or two. Not a single reader of this book will ever believe that Gotvin Solem is a sincere religious man. Even the stoutest born again cheer the lost soul Solem on and want him to get it over with and declare himselv an atheist from the first page of the book.
There is no struggle. Only a sham battle where the outcome is given by the philosophical leanings of the author. To bad. I like nygårdshaug. But he made it way to simple for himself in this book. No substance. No drama. No conflict.
It would have helped though if he had actually understood what he was trying to tear down.
Gotvin Solem (the protagonist) is a straw man. A construct of all the things that Nygårdshaug hates about christians. A person completely without internal logic, selv insight or anything resembling religious beliefs. Solem is a shell of a chrisitan without any core or substance that the author then sets out to destroy.
That is easy. Should have been completed in a sentence or two. Not a single reader of this book will ever believe that Gotvin Solem is a sincere religious man. Even the stoutest born again cheer the lost soul Solem on and want him to get it over with and declare himselv an atheist from the first page of the book.
There is no struggle. Only a sham battle where the outcome is given by the philosophical leanings of the author. To bad. I like nygårdshaug. But he made it way to simple for himself in this book. No substance. No drama. No conflict.
February 4, 2018
Leste den på anbefaling av to jeg kjenner godt. Leste halvparten, og skjønte aldri poenget med fortellingen. Syntes det var teite figurer, uinteressante mysterier, dårlig språk, pretensiøs "fact-dropping". Gjesp...
April 1, 2021
To much sex
July 31, 2011
I'll give this one a few stars for the theme, which I like because it aims to make people think about the beliefs they have and live by. Having said that, I thought it was nowhere close to his trilogy Mengele Zoo, Himmelblomsttreet, and Afrodites Basseng.
Spoiler Alert:
In the book we follow Gotvin Soleng, a priest in a small town/village in Norway. We're taken through several travels of Gotvin, where finds himself doubting his Christian beliefs and faith, making him look for answers elsewhere. He starts to find them in the realm of quantum physics. We're taken through the struggle Gotvin has in coming to the realization that he does no longer believe in God, and that he comes to despise the attitudes and actions of the catholic church.
Along the way me meet other characters that have an influence on his journeys, as well as influencing the story overall.
Personally I felt that a lot of the story was missing in this novel. Quite a few elements seemed to be introduced, without having much purpose, or that had too small a purpose to really make the story better. I would have liked to see some of the development of the story happening in other ways. Same outcome, but different sources of influence.
Spoiler Alert done!
Overall it's a worthy read, but lower your expectations if your recent reads of Gert Nygårdshaug is his trilogy. It's not at that level.
Spoiler Alert:
In the book we follow Gotvin Soleng, a priest in a small town/village in Norway. We're taken through several travels of Gotvin, where finds himself doubting his Christian beliefs and faith, making him look for answers elsewhere. He starts to find them in the realm of quantum physics. We're taken through the struggle Gotvin has in coming to the realization that he does no longer believe in God, and that he comes to despise the attitudes and actions of the catholic church.
Along the way me meet other characters that have an influence on his journeys, as well as influencing the story overall.
Personally I felt that a lot of the story was missing in this novel. Quite a few elements seemed to be introduced, without having much purpose, or that had too small a purpose to really make the story better. I would have liked to see some of the development of the story happening in other ways. Same outcome, but different sources of influence.
Spoiler Alert done!
Overall it's a worthy read, but lower your expectations if your recent reads of Gert Nygårdshaug is his trilogy. It's not at that level.
July 7, 2007
Norwegian book. From reading the back I expected something similar to "The Da Vinci Code". That could not have been further from the truth. An incredibly boring and ill-written book about a minister who tries to research a miracle that's happened in Spain, and on the way finds a lot of 'scientific evidence' that his faith is empty. As a Christian (who wasn't offended by DVC), I found it extremely condesending and based on loose speculations rather than facts. I would definitely not have finished the book, if it wasn't for the fact that I read it for a book club. It did give us a lot to talk about though, so I guess it served its purpose there ;) It was 500 pages, which was about 300 too many.
September 15, 2011
En av mine favoritter av Nygårdshaugs bøker. Han er noe ujevn som forfatter.
April 8, 2017
Fabelaktig begynnelse! Første reisa var eventyrlig:) Men historien tapte seg etter hvert, dessverre...
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