A charming, witty and subversive fable, and a bestseller in Norway.

Doppler has a nice house, a nice wife and a nice job. But Doppler isn't happy. 'Wonderfuly subversive, funny and original' Observer. 'A darkly comic fable' Independent. When his father dies, Doppler decides to leave everything behind and start a new life in the forest. There, deep amongst the trees, he reconnects with nature, ponders the meaning of life, and bonds with a baby elk called Bongo. Sweet, funny and subversive, this is a charming fable about the pressures of modern existence and finding friends in the strangest of places. 'Dead-pan comedy' Financial Times. 'An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel'Saga.

"Wonderfully subversive, funny and original" - Observer

"Laugh-out-loud, typically distinctive, satirical and hilarious" - VICE magazine

"A darkly comic fable which makes some astringent points about the way we live today" - Independent

"There's much to enjoy in Loe's dead-pan comedy" - Financial Times

"An absurdist, hilariously subversive novel" - Saga

"Funny and a touch dark... [Doppler] is like a Nordic Obi-Wan'" - Big Issue

"It gripped me from the very first page and I read the entire thing in a single day. It was unusual in that it was both powerful and entertaining; a rare combination that is difficult to pull off" - Farm Lane Books

"Compelling, disquieting and perceptive" - Adresseavisen

"Shamelessly charming without intellectual fuss" - Stavanger Aftenblad.

"With Doppler, Erlend Loe has become Norway's most alarming writer" - Dagens Næringsliv.