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Forest of Hours (Paperback)

by Kerstin Ekman (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 488 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (4 Nov 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099751712
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099751717
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 475,716 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Unforgettable...The Forest of Hours is an ambitious, learned and intensely imagined novel."

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Ekman's central character is Skord, a magical being who is neither man nor animal. The novel begins in the Middle Ages when Skord finds himself in a forest with no memory, no past and no language. As he observes the behaviour of the human beings he meets in the forest, he begins to gradually to understand human civilisation and to learn their language. Although he can pose as one of them, however, he is also able to assume the form of animals and cause things to happen simply by willing them. Skord survives for five hundred years and lives many different lives but, despite his learning, he finds it difficult to resist the call of the forest and returns there periodically to rejoin the band of forest outlaws who live outside human society. He will live to see the nineteenth century and the age of steam, but, by then, he will have discovered that man's supposed cultivation is in fact destructive and the most important thing in life is love - his love of a forest woman.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A magical mystery tour through the ages, 21 Jan 2000
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A wonderful picaresque novel following Skord, a virtually indestructible troll, down through the ages - from the darkest middle ages to the dawn of the 'Enlightenment'. Yet this is no tale of progress. While Skord finds merit in every way of life he moves through - outlaw, catamite, alchemist, doctor and Tarot reader - his heart in some way always remains with the forest. He is an extraordinary, oddly loveable character who acts as a twisted mirror in which 'humanity' appears somewhat less than loveable itself.

This is a massive and slightly unforgiving novel, which makes it far from an easy read. But for anyone whose heart is in tune with the world of nature (beautifully described throughout) or interested in the unfolding of European history (seen from the perspective of a 'minor character'), this is a treat.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'll never forget this beautiful,magical tale, 24 Oct 2001
This is one of the most absorbing books I have ever read. I would recommend it to anyone. The tale of Skord the troll/man's life, his immersion into human society throughout the Middle Ages (the book is set around our acutal history with references to the Thiry Year War and Descartes) and his thoughts on society, religion and nature is beautifully and strongly written to provoke thought as well as emotion. Although written in the third person, when the story ended I felt as though I had lost a friend.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A delightful allegory of man and nature, 11 Jan 2000
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This is a real treat. Ekman introduces the avatistic character of Skord, a sort of troll/forest character and his adventures as an allegory the struyggle between man and nature ain the Scandinavian forests. The firsts three or four section in particular glow with the seasons, and smells of medieval Sweden. Buy it and enjoy it.
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