Literature and Fiction · Hardback

The Traitor

Norwegian title: Forræderen

Torkil Damhaug

At the death of his mother, the narrator of The Traitor is compelled to return to the notebooks of his youth that he always used to carry with him.

From the notebooks, a narrative springs forth, taking the reader to the dissection hall at the anatomical institute in Bergen, and to the not always working at the local brewery. To the life in the anarchist house share where everything is to be tried in the name of freedom, and to the island where something macabre seems to have disappeared down a hole in the memory of a friend. To wandering between the dead and the living in the mountains of Hardangervidda national park, and to the attempt of seizing control of a Danish Airbase. And, to the love that you fall into when you are completely unprepared for it.

The Traitor is a psychological novel that draws on several genres, including the absurd comedy. It circles around questions of power and freedom, and the secrets we carry with us. About the battle for our memories, and that which you cannot leave behind – even if you try.

The Traitor is the first novel in a planned series.