Svalbard is a story inspired by the life of a young deaf-mute, autistic man condemned to go blind, who has chosen an unexpected path to confront the cruelty of fate.
Rejecting the reassuring tranquility of the psychosocial system that wants to take responsibility for his life away from him, he decides to travel around the world. Left to his own devices, he confronts the multiple problems imposed on him by the incomprehension of his fellow humans and finally lands in Svalbard, the archipelago of his dreams lost in the mists of the Arctic Ocean.Carefully preserving the smells, atmospheres and impressions he gathers on his travels, he lines the walls of his psyche with them, creating a formidable mental panopticon where he will take refuge once his links with the outside world will be forever severed.| ISBN: | 9781804681053 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2026 |
| Author: | Oskar Freysinger |
| Publisher: | Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 166 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Ethical issues: censorship Dreams and their interpretation |
Svalbard is a story inspired by the life of a young deaf-mute, autistic man condemned to go blind, who has chosen an unexpected path to confront the cruelty of fate.Rejecting the reassuring tranquility of the psychosocial system that wants to take responsibility for his life away from him, he decides to travel around the world. Left to his own devices, he confronts the multiple problems imposed on him by the incomprehension of his fellow humans and finally lands in Svalbard, the archipelago of his dreams lost in the mists of the Arctic Ocean.Carefully preserving the smells, atmospheres and impressions he gathers on his travels, he lines the walls of his psyche with them, creating a formidable mental panopticon where he will take refuge once his links with the outside world will be forever severed.
Svalbard features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Ethical issues: censorship, Dreams and their interpretation
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. Pre-order. 24th September 2026.
Svalbard was written by Oskar Freysinger and published by Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers Ltd
Svalbard has 166 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. Pre-order. 24th September 2026.