LibraryThing.com Early Review Norwegian Literature
Three childhood friends. One is a doctor performing “medical” experiments in a Nazi prison camp, the second is the commandant of the camp and the third is a Jewish prisoner in the camp. The prisoner has been fattened up, literally, and the time to begin “medical” experiments on him has arrived. What will the men do? “Ere the cock crows.” (Reference: Jesus says to Paul, “Before the cock crows you will deny me three times.”) A shocking and melancholy narrative unravels as we meet those involved directly and indirectly. Bjørnbee focuses on the issue of morality, how each character handles his conscience, or lack thereof, during this very complex and abhorrent time in history. A powerful novel by a talented author.
A side note regarding this
publication. This book needs a good edit. There are numerous misspelled words and
words that are missing or do not belong whatsoever. It is truly distracting and
unfortunate.
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