Delicately Attuned To The Complexities Of Both The Natural World And Human Psychology, This Potent Classic Of Twentieth-century Danish Literature Is Narrated By An Isolated Schoolteacher Stuck In A Mire Of Loneliness, Deception, And Spiritual Despair.one Of The Greatest Works Of Modern Scandinavian Fiction, The Liar Tells The Story Of Johannes Lye, A Teacher And Parish Clerk On Tiny Sand Island Off The Coast Of Denmark, A Place That In Winter Is Entirely Cut Off From The World At Large By Ice. It Is Winter When The Book Begins, And For Years Now Johannes Has Lived Alone, Even As He Nurses A Secret Passion For Annemari, A Former Pupil. Annemari Is Engaged To A Local Man, Olaf, Who Has Left The Island But Is Due To Return Come Spring.