Synopses & Reviews
Review
"
The Werewolf . . . leaves you grasping at what is left of your shattered vision of normality."—Gregg Olson,
Harper’sReview
"In this, his greatest novel, Sandemose carried his fictional experimentation to a triumphant conclusion. . . . He handles the problems of fictional time as adeptly as such writers as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. His sensitivity, his lyrical capacity . . . create a novel of beauty as well as truth."—Robert D. Spector,
American-Scandinavian ReviewSynopsis
The Werewolf is a boldly drawn novel of the tyranny of love over men and women and the unending trials of strength between good and evil in human nature. Its main characters are of heroic stature yet deeply flawed, moving against the backdrop of Norwegian society from World War I to the 1960s.
Over the novel broods the symbol of the Werewolf, which for Sandemose represents all the forces hostile to a full, free life—the thirst for power over others’ lives, the lust to destroy what cannot be possessed or controlled. In their private encounters with the Werewolf, few can claim total victory. Sandemose’s characters all bear the scars of lost battles.
Synopsis
This is the fascinating history of the innovative work of Wisconsin's educational radio stations, from the first broadcast by experimental station 9XM at the University of Wisconsin to the network of stations known today as Wisconsin Public Radio. Randall Davidson provides the first comprehensive history of the University of Wisconsin radio station, WHA; affiliated state-owned station, WLBL; and the post-World War II FM stations that formed the WPR network. Davidson describes how, with homemade equipment and ideas developed from scratch, 9XM became a tangible example of "the Wisconsin Idea," bringing the educational riches of the university to all the state's residents.
About the Author
Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965) was born in Denmark but won fame as a Norwegian writer. His novels include
A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks and
Horns for Our Adornment.