![]() ![]() ![]() It soon becomes obvious that he's more likely to be drowned in a fjord or eaten by parasites than to identify meteor craters littered with extraterrestrial "Issendorfite". Beyond Sleep is a much gentler, even amiable affair, a deadpan comedy set in 1960s Norway.Īlbert Issendorf, a young geologist, joins an expedition to the mountainous wilds of Lappland in the hope of making some momentous discovery that will impress the world, not to mention his mum. Those two books, suffused by Hermans's experiences in the second world war, are as disturbing and powerful as anything by Joseph Heller or Kurt Vonnegut. Beyond Sleep (Nooit Meer Slapen) has been Hermans's most popular book in Holland, which may explain Harvill's decision to publish it first, ahead of greater achievements such as The Darkroom of Damocles (a fresh translation of which is queued for publication in 2007) and Het Behouden Huis (not on the agenda). ![]()
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