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Samuel Adamson''s highly-acclaimed new version of this Ibsen classic portrays shipbuilder Karsten Bernick, a respected, highly successful businessman in a small Norwegian coastal town. Bernick''s wealth has been founded on a long-buried deceit which is now being threatened with exposure. As the wily, unscrupulous Bernick struggles to preserve his standing in the community, he sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy all he holds most dear.9 women, 11 men

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"Samuel Adamson's adroit and scathing translation..." Susannah Clapp, Observer "I'd go so far as to say he (Samuel Adamson) is currently the reigning champ of translators." Toby Young, Spectator"

Henrik Ibsens Pillars of the Community

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      Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
      Publication Date: 7/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780573113369, 978-0573113369
      ISBN10: 057311336X

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      Book Synopsis
      Samuel Adamson''s highly-acclaimed new version of this Ibsen classic portrays shipbuilder Karsten Bernick, a respected, highly successful businessman in a small Norwegian coastal town. Bernick''s wealth has been founded on a long-buried deceit which is now being threatened with exposure. As the wily, unscrupulous Bernick struggles to preserve his standing in the community, he sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy all he holds most dear.9 women, 11 men

      Trade Review
      "Samuel Adamson's adroit and scathing translation..." Susannah Clapp, Observer "I'd go so far as to say he (Samuel Adamson) is currently the reigning champ of translators." Toby Young, Spectator"

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