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The Artist's Novel

Ryska Dansöser, 1948-1949

Artist Novel , language: Swedish
ink, paper

Literary synopsis

In a letter to Bo Nilsson he describes the action as follows: 'I infect Stockholm with infectious madness and in the end everyone is mad except me and everything turns into a film that was made during the time and then in a dream and then in darkness.'

Relation of the novel to the artist’s practice

Öyvind Fahlström wrote two novels, both unpublished: Ryska Dansöser (1948-49) and Bröd (1952).

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