The Snake (Dagerman novel)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Author | Stig Dagerman |
---|---|
Original title | Ormen |
Translator | Laurie Thompson |
Language | Swedish |
Publisher | Steinsvik |
Publication date | 1945 |
Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1995 |
Pages | 310 |
The Snake (Swedish: Ormen) is the 1945 debut novel of the Swedish writer Stig Dagerman. It is in two parts: the first is about two people who think they may have killed someone, and the second is set among Swedish conscripts during World War II. The book focuses on anxiety, tension and absurdity. Siri Hustvedt describes it as "a text in which the metaphorical and the literal mingle to such a degree that by its end, the two have merged entirely".[1]
The book was adapted for film in 1966 as Ormen, starring Christina Schollin, Harriet Andersson and Hans Ernback.[2]
References
- ^ Hustvedt, Siri (2012). Living, Thinking, Looking. London: Sceptre. ISBN 9781444732665.
- ^ "Ormen : Berättelsen om Iréne". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Swedish-language text
- Books with missing cover
- 1945 Swedish novels
- 1945 debut novels
- Novels by Stig Dagerman
- Swedish novels adapted into films
- Novels set during World War II
- All stub articles
- World War II novel stubs