Jens Bjørneboe Reihenfolge der Bücher

Exploring the moral dilemmas of individuals during World War II, this chilling novel delves into the lives of Germans involved in Nazi concentration camps. Dr. Reynhardt, a family man, struggles with his role in horrific medical experiments, while Heidenbrand grapples with his complicity driven by ambition. The arrival of Samuel, a Jewish prisoner and childhood friend, complicates their relationships and forces them to confront their choices. The narrative examines themes of inhumanity, the ethics of science, and the weight of free will, reflecting ongoing societal concerns.

Set in a quaint Italian fishing village, the story explores the lives of expatriates navigating love and community dynamics while clashing with local fishermen over tourism development. Through vivid character sketches, it offers a humorous yet insightful social commentary on the tension between modernity and tradition, highlighting the complexities of human interaction amidst differing values. This lighter, engaging read showcases Jens Bjørneboe's talent for blending humor with critical observations of society.

Powderhouse is a novel which is set in an asylum for the criminally insane, where the narrator functions as a kind of porter, observing and commenting on the foibles of inmates and keepers alike

This volume marks the apex and the culmination of the provocative Norwegian author Jens Bjorneboe's investigations into the nature of evil.

Haiene, som ble det siste litterære arbeidet fra Jens Bjørneboes hånd, er en dramatisk sjøroman og samtidig en myte om det 20. århundret. Bokens beretter er annenstyrmann Peder Jensen på barken «Neptun», som seiler ut fra Manila 21. oktober 1899, og blir registrert som sporløst forsvunnet 21. april 1900. Skildringen av den stormfulle ferden over havet med haiene i kjølvannet, og der elementenes raseri følges av ondskap og grusomhet, blir en symbolsk beretning om de ukjente dyp og utilgjengelige underverdener i menneskesinnet. I Peder Jensens fortelling fins politiske og kulturelle refleksjoner i rikt monn, side om side med fargerike portretter av de ulike mennesketypene om bord.

This is the first novel in Jens Bjorneboe's "History of Bestiality" trilogy. Bjorneboe and his narrator explore the evil inherent in the human race itself. In a vague middle-European principality the narrator, a servant of justice, is employed to brush gowns and fill inkwells, to be a daily witness to injustice masquerading as a court of law. The experience sets him off on an odyssey through human experience which he keeps a careful record of in his History of Bestiality, a monumental twelve-volume exploration of man's cruelty to man and his own past, asking what went wrong with mankind. With echoes of Nietzsche and Sartre, we see him striving to live uncoerced by power, unpersuaded by friends, to take for himself the liberty of stating his critique in order to live in his own moment of truth, to stand "far out at the edge of the abyss, "for it is only there where one can truly experience their personal "moment of freedom."

Hlavní postavou a zároveň vypravěče je druhý důstojník Jensen,který vypráví historii vzpoury na plachetnici Neptun,plavící se v posledním roce minulého století z Manily do Marseille.Vzpoury,která nakonec vede ke ztroskotání lodi.