Gregorius

by Bengt Ohlsson

Book Overview

Bengt Ohlsson, one of Sweden s most successful young writers, has responded to the classic Doctor Glas with Gregorius, which is the voice of Pastor Gregorius over the course of what could be his last and fateful summer. Gregorius is a rancorous, malodorous, and unattractive figure married to a girl young enough to be his granddaughter. But his sense of his own mortality, of his personal inadequacy, and his tenuous hold on happiness are uniquely absorbing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393066525
• ISBN13: 9780393066524
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.6"