Shame / Karin Alvtegen ; translated by Steven T. Murray.
Shame / Karin Alvtegen ; translated by Steven T. Murray.
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Publisher
Melbourne : Text Publishing, 2007.
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Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N839.738/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
343 p. ; 20 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne : Text Publishing, 2007.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
Two women are trapped by a past that won't let them go. As Maj-Britt festers malevolently in her hermetic apartment, appeased only by an endless supply of food, Monika blots out her pain by ceaselessly working, punishing herself unforgivingly for any failure. They have nothing in common but the determination to obliterate their memories and be left...
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Shame / Karin Alvtegen ; translated by Steven T. Murray.
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"First published as Skam by Natur och Kultur, Stockholm, 2005".
"This translation first published by Canongate Books Ltd, Edinburgh, 2006".
Language note
Originally published in Swedish, as Skam.
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Call Numbers
N839.738/1
Record Identifier
74VM8y8D7Vx3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8y8D7Vx3
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ISBN
9781921351068 (pbk.)
DDC
839.738
MMS ID
991000288889702626
