Einvígið (Young Inspector Erlendur, #1)

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by Arnaldur Indriðason

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Is Marian Briem written as explicitly male, rather than with ambiguous gender, as is done here, in the Erlendur novels? (Many reviews here use “he”, and i read them as female until the author rather heavy-handedly noted that people were unsure whetehr Marian were a man or woman.)
Mick Dubois Indeed the author never reveals the gender and some translators use" he", others "she". Personally, I assume he's male, considering it unlikely that a…moreIndeed the author never reveals the gender and some translators use" he", others "she". Personally, I assume he's male, considering it unlikely that a detective in his fifties would be female in 1972. In the Dutch translations that I read, the name is given as "Marion".(less)
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