Narrative Non-fiction · Hardback
Axel Jensen
Norwegian title: Axel
Author Axel Jensens life was an amazing, chaotic and mythical adventure. Torgrim Eggen has as the first one ever written a biography about Jensens remarkable artistic life - from birth until his death in 2003.
WINNER OF THE BRAGE PRIZE FOR BEST NON-FICTION IN 2019
This book is cheeky, wild and strikingly beautiful in an ugly way. BOK 365 ******
Profound biography about a brilliant assholeTorgrim Eggen has achieved something remarkable with this biography; it has been a shaking and entertaining journey through the life of this genius rascal.ADRESSEAVISA ****** Masterly about Axel Jensen An engaging story, linguistically playful with an impressive scope. FÆDRELANDSVENNEN ******
Material available
- ✓ Synopsis & author CV
- ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
- ✓ Sample translation on request
Original publisher
Cappelen Damm
Publication
2019
Length
624 pages
Format
Hardback
Genre
Narrative Non-fiction
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