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An ever-creeping feeling of loneliness

Ranveig Eckhoff
Review written by Ranveig Eckhoff
allein
Forfatter: Daniel Schreiber
Forlag: Carl Hanser Verlag (Tyskland)
ISOLATION / Acute loneliness affects both winners and losers. Daniel Schreiber visits a wealth of hermit literature – such as Thoreau's Walden and Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. But what does social withdrawal mean today – whether it is the occupational or pandemic condition?

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Ranveig Eckhoff
Ranveig Eckhoff
Eckhoff is a regular reviewer for Ny Tid.

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