The Backpacker's Father

Proof copy. 8vo. Pp. [iv], 281, [2]. Illustrated wraps.

Author's third novel. Translated from the Norwegian by Christopher Jamieson. Originally published by Gyldendal of Oslo, Norway, in 2003 as Politikapteinens Fange. A lost daughter, a shipwrecked father and an island on the brink of chaos. A critique of Western intervention in ancient conflicts, which can make matters worse, even when well intentioned. Author worked as a journalist and war correspondent for the Associated Press and Dagbladet (Norwegian newspaper), until 1999. "A gripping culture-clash novel." –The Guardian