02326cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324000250014224500230016726400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650801920040752012410059953400450184065300220188570000330190770000170194085600430195758620UtSlPG20260610134342.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPT1 aBojer, Johan,d1872-195910aTroens makt. English14aThe Power of a Lie 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-01-05  aProduced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the University
of Minnesota, the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, the HathiTrust Digital Library, Google,
and the Internet Archive.  a"The Power of a Lie" by Johan Bojer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into moral dilemmas, exploring the impact of lies and the burdens of guilt as they affect the lives of its characters. Central to the story are Knut Norby, a farmer grappling with the consequences of signing as a surety for a friend's failing business, and Henry Wangen, the friend who is accused of forgery.  At the start of the novel, we meet Knut Norby as he reflects on his day while driving home on an unsafe ice-covered lake. He is dealing with rising tensions related to his family's financial stability and the weight of his secret: he signed a bond for Wangen without his wife’s knowledge. This sets off a chain of events where rumors of forgery spread, leading to an inquiry that could destroy their lives. As both men navigate their fraught circumstances, the narrative explores themes of integrity, deception, and the complexity of human morality against the backdrop of rural life and societal expectations. The opening chapters establish a tense atmosphere that foreshadows the moral crises to come, captivating readers with a deep sense of conflict and character exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNorway -- Fiction1 aCaine, Hall, Sir,d1853-19311 aMuir, Jessie40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58620