Beskrivelse
Doppler has just lost his father. One day when he is out cycling in the woods, he falls off his bike. Semi-conscious, he notices that his head has been emptied of unnecessary noise and filled with the silence of the forest. But the fall provokes completely unexpected reactions.
Despite the fact that he has a wife and children, he moves to the woods and lives in a tent. Here he starts a lonely and ardous existence. Doppler is hungry and kills a she-elk – but that leaves him with a calf that will not let Doppler out of its sight. Gradually they become friends, both inside and outside the tent. Bongo, as the calf is called, has to carry the dried meat of his mother to the supermarket when Doppler goes to exchange the meat for skimmed milk, which he cannot live without.
Doppler is a mad, absurd and funny novel, but not without serious undertones and criticism of our modern consumer society.
Erlend Loe
Erlend Loe is one of the most beloved and popular authors in Norway. He was born in 1969 in Trondheim, Norway, and studied folklore, film studies and literature at university. He made his debut with the novel Frankly, my dear (Tatt av kvinnen) in 1993, for which he received raving reviews. In 1996 came Naiv. Super, his big break through in Norway and internationally. It has been called the novel of his generation. His novel Doppler, which came out in 2004, has been critically acclaimed for its depiction of the modern man and The Guardian named it 'Book of the Year'.
He is a productive author, and writes books both for adults and children. His books about Kurt have been a huge success, and have also been turned into an animated film. The books have been published in thirty-nine countries so far.
He lives in Oslo and enjoys biking.
Awards:
1996 Ministry of Cultural Affairs Prize for Den store røde hunden (The Big Red Dog), children's picture book, Illustrated by Kim Hiorthøy.
1997 The Cappelen Award
1998 The Critics Prize for Kurt Quo Vadis?, illustrated children’s novel, children’s book.
1999 The Bookseller Award for L (L).
2006 The French Prix Européen des Jeunes Lecteurs for Naiv.Super. (Naïve.Super.).
2006 The French Tam-tam Prize for Fisken (The Fish), children’s book.
2010 De Grote Jongerenliteratuur Prijs (the Netherlands) for Muleum (Muleum)
2013 The Aschehoug Award
2016 the Liv Ullman Prize
2022 BolognaRagazzi Award - COMICS Early Reader - for Hvem rumpet brunosten? (Who buttocked the brown cheese?)