The Power of a Lie

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Power of a Lie by Johan Bojer. (Translated by Jessie Muir.) Read in English by Lee Smalley Norby is requested to guarantee a bank loan for Wangen and he obliges, signing the loan document in the presence of a witness. Some time later the witness dies. Years after that Wangen defaults on the loan, requiring Norby to pay the balance, but Norby declares his signature on the document to be a forgery. The profound effects of this lie on Wangen, Norby, their wives, families and community form the basis of this brilliant Norwegian novel, presented here in a first-rate English translation. (Lee Smalley) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (157MB)

Directors & creators

Johan Bojer

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;deceit; self-delusion; presumption of guilt; father/son relationship

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