The Dwarf
by Par Lagerkvist
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Author: Par LagerkvistTranslator: Alexandra Dick
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1958-01-01
ISBN: 0374521352
Number of pages: 232
Publisher: Hill and Wang
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Book Review: A Must for Anyone Who Loves Great Literature
Summary: 5 Stars
Written in Lagerqvist's deceptively simple prose, the title character observes three people who interact with his master, the prince: a mercenary soldier, a courtier, and a scientist/artist. The prince is a complex person in whom the three forces that these supporting characters represent (violence, love, intellect) are constantly competing. The cruel dwarf, who insists that he is not human but of a separate species, greatly admires the single-minded ruthlessness of the soldier and is therefore constantly perplexed by his master's all-too-human contradictions. Women, delicate and emotional, appear to be detested altogether by the dwarf, though the typically-enigmatic Lagverqvist ending puts this in doubt.
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