Author | Stig Dagerman |
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Original title | Ormen |
Translator | Laurie Thompson |
Language | Swedish |
Publisher | Steinsvik |
Publication date | 1945 |
Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1995 |
Pages | 310 |
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The book was adapted for film in 1966 as Ormen , starring Christina Schollin, Harriet Andersson and Hans Ernback. [2]
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