{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-what-befell-in-the-ditch-9781916751712","title":"The Mystery of What Befell in the Ditch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 'greatest Norwegian contemporary writer' (Knausgård) finally in English: An exhilarating, hallucinatory exploration of language, isolation, and the search for an authentic life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in the Norwegian wilderness, Tomas Olsen Myrbråten is a man at war with the modern world.. After a bureaucratic cultural assignment spirals into a public scandal and his desperate flight, Tomas attempts to shed civilisation to become a 'man of the forest'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong acclaimed in Norway, but considered untranslatable, Thure Erik Lund is now available in English for the first time in David M. Smith's radically brilliant translation. \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of What Befell in the Ditch\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound, hallucinatory exploration of language and isolation, particularly about how we make a language our own, how we distinguish our own thoughts from those that have been fed into us. This cornerstone of contemporary Norwegian literature is an exhilarating journey into the dark heart of the life of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18293289\"\u003eThure Erik Lund\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916751712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916751717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC064000\"\u003eAbsurdist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC114000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Norway\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThure Erik Lund\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1959) is one of Norway's most innovative and highly acclaimed authors. He made his debut with Tanger in 1992, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize. He has since published eight more novels and two collections of essays, which has earned him the Norwegian Critic's Award, The Scandinavian Award for best contemporary novel, and The Natt og Dag Book of the Year Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid M. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e translates Norwegian fiction into English. He has a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa. His thesis at Iowa was a translated excerpt from Dag Solstad's \u003ci\u003eNovel 1987\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229482307881,"sku":"9781916751712","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/9781916751712.jpg?v=1790359106","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-what-befell-in-the-ditch-9781916751712","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}