Literature and Fiction · Hardback
Vampire
Norwegian title: Vampyr
The Edvard Munch expert Steffen is in charge of curating a Munch exhibition, when a strange death at the Munch musem sets him on the trail of a dangerous mystery. As Steffen digs deeper, he uncovers a dark secret in the painter's family history.
Vampire is a gothic tale about a possible dark secret behind our greatest painter. It is about betrayal, desperation and sick love, seen through the eyes of a drunken cartoonist and Bohemian.This book is unlike anything else you’ve ever read. And much better than most of it.
"Bloody and hilarious. Steffen Kverneland’s debut novel is a gothic horror tale about Edvard Munch."NRKBad blood in Bjørvika"Kverneland is right to the point here, both having a unique eye for visual details and an ear for lingual twists. ...And the illustrations is just remarkable!"DAG OG TIDSteffen Kverneland won the Brage Prize for his graphic biography MUNCH in 2013. Vampire is his first novel.
Material available
- ✓ Synopsis & author CV
- ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
- ✓ Sample translation on request
Original publisher
Cappelen Damm
Publication
2016
Length
256 pages
Format
Hardback
Genre
Literature and Fiction
Foreign rights
Sold to 1 territory
- Norwaycontract signed 2017Maipo Film
