Havoc by Tom Kristensen Asian Literature and the dark recesses of

and the dark recesses of Barcelona—culminating in an uncertain reckoning at the International Criminal Court in The Hague

Publisher: Canongate Canons

starred review

Porter writes in a style that is lucid and unadorned

Havoc by Tom Kristensen Asian Literature and the dark recesses ofA longtime cult classic in Denmark, this novel about dissolution and despair has been out of print in the US for over eighty years until now. Ole Jastrau is the very model of an enterprising and ambitious young man of letters, poised on the brink of what is sure to be a distinguished career as a critic. In fact he is teetering on the brink of an emotional and moral abyss. Bored with his beautiful wife and chafing at the burdens of fatherhood,