Island of the Doomed
1946 novel by Stig Dagerman
| Author | Stig Dagerman |
|---|---|
| Original title | De dömdas ö |
| Translator | Laurie Thompson |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publisher | Norstedts förlag |
Publication date | 1946 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1991 |
| Pages | 311 |
Island of the Doomed (Swedish: De dömdas ö) is a 1946 novel by the Swedish writer Stig Dagerman about five men and two women who become castaways on an island populated by blind birds and aggressive iguanas.[1][2]
References
- ^ Ramsdell, Catherine (1 March 2012). "A Different Kind of Horror: Stig Dagerman's 'Island of the Doomed'". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Tóibín, Colm (9 July 2015). "The Hard-Won Truth of the North". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
- University of Minnesota Press
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Stig Dagerman
- The Snake (1945)
- Island of the Doomed (1946)
- A Burnt Child (1948)
- Wedding Worries (1949)
- German Autumn (1947 book of journalism)
- "To Kill a Child" (1948 short story)
- A Night at Glimmingehus (1954 screenplay)
- To Kill a Child (1953)
- Swedish Wedding Night (1964)
- Ormen (1966)
- To Kill a Child (2003)
- Stig Dagerman Prize
