The Liar

By Martin A. Hansen

Book Overview

Delicately attuned to the complexities of both the natural world and human psychology, this potent classic of twentieth-century Danish literature is narrated by an isolated schoolteacher stuck in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557132437
• ISBN13: 9781557132437
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Sun & Moon Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful, humane novel

The story of a lonely schoolmaster/cleric on a small island in the Danish archipelago may not sound promising, but this is one of the best novels of the 20th century. Troubled but humane, the narrator Johannes Vig gives us a wonderful portrait of all aspects of the small society he lives in. Saturated with the sights and sounds of nature (one can almost hear the ice breaking midway through the novel), this book is a treat for the soul. I've read it several times now, and it's as refreshing now as it was the first time I read it. Enjoy!!