Professor Andersen's Night

Dag Solstad

earliest edition we have, 2011 Harvill Secker, 2011 hardcover 160 pages

It is Christmas Eve, and 55-year-old Professor Pal Andersen is alone, drinking coffee and cognac in his living room. Lost in thought, he looks out of the window and sees a man strangle a woman in the apartment across the street. Professor Andersen fails to report the crime. The days pass, and he becomes paralysed by indecision. Desperate for respite, the professor sets off to a local sushi bar, only to find himself f...

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Professor Andersen's Night edition · 2019 · New Directions · 176 pages · 9780811228305
Professor Andersen's Night edition · 2013 · Random House UK · 154 pages · 9780099578420
Professor Andersen's Night hardcover · 2011 · Harvill Secker · 160 pages · 9781843432128

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