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Doktor Glas

Hjalmar Söderberg

1963128 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1963
first published
  • 1963Little, Brown · 138 pages · ENG
  • 1963Chatto & Windus · 150 pages · ENG
  • 1964Little, Brown · 150 pages · ENG
  • 2002Anchor Books · 150 pages · ENGISBN 9780385722674
  • 2002The Harvill Press · 128 pagesISBN 9781843430094

Lonely and introspective, Doctor Glas has long felt an instinctive hostility toward the odious local minister. When the minister's beautiful wife complains of her husband's oppressive sexual attention, Doctor Glas finds himself contemplating murder.

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Character focusTwo hander

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Romance levelCentral

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ThemesLove
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