The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgård (2020)
admin In this book, Karl Ove Knausgaard shifts away from his usual self-focused narrative and delves into the lives of nine different characters: Arne, Kathrine, Emil, Iselin, Solveig, Jostein, Turid, Egil,…
Norwegian Fiction
A New Name by Jon Fosse (Septology 6-7)
Volume VI Two days before Christmas Eve, asle takes down the St Andrew’s Cross painting and contemplates an upcoming visit from asleik for lutefisk. He recalls the first meeting of…
I is Another by Jon Fosse (Septology 3-5)
Volume III In the morning, the narrator lies in bed, hesitant to get up. He sees the young Asle on a swing outside his house, with his mother confronting him…
The Other Name (Septology 1-2)
by Jon Fosse Volume 1 The first-person narrator, ASLE, gazes at a painting he just completed. It features two intersecting diagonal lines, one purple and one brown, with blended colors…