Evening Land

Name: Evening Land
Author: Par Lagerkvist

by Par Lagerkvist

Poetic novel about an aging man's reflection on life, love, and approaching death

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Par Lagerkvist

Swedish author and Nobel laureate best known for Barabbas, a meditation on faith and doubt narrated by the man released in Christ's place. His spare, existentialist fiction is among the most translated in Swedish literature.

More by Par Lagerkvist

BarabbasExistential novel about the thief crucified alongside Jesus, exploring redemption and fate
The DwarfPsychological novel of a malevolent Renaissance dwarf who manipulates power and morality
The SibylPhilosophical novella featuring an ancient priestess confronting faith, time, and human suffering
Ahab's Daughter