- Blurb -
In contemporary Norwegian fiction, Tomas Espedal' s work stands out as uniquely bound up with the author' s personal experiences. His first book, Tramp, introduced us to the wanderer Tomas; Against Art told us how a boy approaches art and eventually becomes a writer; Against Nature examined love' s labor-the job of writing; and in Bergerners, he is torn between his love for his home town and what lies beyond. Now, in The Year, we encounter the author' s struggle to reconcile his inner life with the external world, and the myriad forms of love, hate, loss, and death-both personal and literary-with the immutable pattern of time and the seasons. It is the journal of a year, a diary like no other. And suffusing it all are questions Petrarch asked: How do you live when the one you love is gone? And when your life force shifts from spring to autumn, how do you find the good death? Written as a long poem, The Year is Espedal' s riveting stream of consciousness-profound, edgy, sometimes manic, but always intensely intimate.
- Reviews -
"This is superb literature, which in its accomplished aesthetic form offers insight and a melancholy comfort when it comes to all the losses we experience. But it is also a homage to everything that' s beautiful, lovely and painful in our existence. Give it to somebody you love. "-Bergens Tidende * Praise for the Norwegian edition *
- Author Bio -
Tomas Espedal is the author of several novels and prose collections, including Bergeners, Against Art, Against Nature, both published by Seagull Books. James Anderson' s literary translations from the Norwegian include Berlin Poplars, by Anne B. Ragde, Nutmeg, by Kristin Valla, and several books by Jostein Gaarder.
- Full Details -
Status: | Active |
ISBN-13: | 9780857428509 |
Published: | 15 Jul 2021 |
Published In: | United Kingdom |
Imprint: | Seagull Books London |
Publisher: | Seagull Books London |
Format: | Hardback |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Pages: | 212 |
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