MANDEN DER BAR SOLEN – THE MAN WHO CARRIED THE SUN
By Kristian Bang Foss
MORE THAN 3000 years ago, Raudon was the son of a powerful chieftain in Limfjorden (the Northern part of Jutland in Denmark). He was brought up in a foster family by the river Moldua. They have been a crucial ally in securing the important trade of amber and bronze between the north and the south. Raudon is finally returning home to Limfjorden prepared to take over command after his father’s death, but his twin brother is also looking to rule the clans.
TO THE SOUTH there is war, earthquakes, drought and migration. Empires are collapsing, trade routes are crumbling, and when an arranged marriage goes wrong the alliance with Raudon’s foster family in the south begins to falter. It grows increasingly harder to attain the all important bronze without which the sun will not rise. Raudon must choose a path. He gathers a number of North Juttish tribes, draws a bloody trail with his sword and carries a golden sun atop his head. Only one thing is certain: War is coming.
THE MAN WHO CARRIED THE SUN is a novel about families in extreme conditions, forced to carry out the violence upon which their fortunes are made. It is a tale of war, love, loyalty and betrayal and the myths on which we build our societies.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Gyldendal, Denmark 2023
RIGHTS SOLD
Denmark, Gyldendal
Norway, Pangolin
REVIEWS
“The Man Who Carried the Sun revitalizes the historical realist novel and delivers high-level myth criticism. At the same time, the novel’s depiction of the climate change, refugee flows and clashes of civilizations that mark the collapse of the Late Bronze Age can be read as a mirror image of our own time. Raudon becomes an inhuman in the attempt to preserve the Norse way of life and lands. It leaves the reader with an open question: How far will we ourselves go to preserve our privileges?”
– Vagant, Norway
“A literary achievement that makes the past come alive”
– Politiken, Denmark
“You are quickly drawn into a universe that is completely alien, but at the same time recognizable.”
– Jyllands Posten, Denmark
“Outstanding novelistic art … a great success!”
– Kristeligt Dagblad, Denmark
“Provocatively successful, classic suspense that is also so touching that you get a lump in your throat”
– Weekendavisen, Denmark
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