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The Sharks (Norwegian: Haiene) is a novel written by Norwegian author Jens Bjørneboe between 1973 and 1974 and originally published by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag in 1974. It is an allegorical sea story and was his last work. The external action takes place aboard the bark Neptune which is on its way from Manila to Marseille via Rio de Janeiro. The year is 1899 and it is also a voyage into the new century.