Literature and Fiction · Hardback

Krø

Krø is a neo-gothic horror novel about Adam, an orphan exjunkie with a family, permanent job and White World – a selfdeveloped 3D programme he can hide inside when life gets tough. One day Adam receives a letter. His grandfather, Ingvald, is at death's door and wants him to travel to Krø, a windswept island off the west coast. Adam travels from the safety of Oslo to this godforsaken island against his will.Adam discovers that Krø plays host to more than loneliness and a broken family. Why are the locals so hostile? What's behind the secret door in the basement? Who is the figure constantlypursuing him in White World? Soon Adam faces the greatest question of all: how far are you willing to go to save the ones you love?

‘Insidious thriller about a city boy who travels to the windswept west coast. Everyday lives from the pen of a dark, gothic creator of universes.’KLASSEKAMPEN

Material available

  • ✓ Synopsis & author CV
  • ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
  • ✓ Sample translation on request

Original publisher

Cappelen Damm

Publication

2014

Length

216 pages

Format

Hardback

Genre

Literature and Fiction

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