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Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (2024)

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Set in contemporary California, the story revolves around Margot, who shares her life’s narrative with occasional shifts in perspective, switching between first-person and a third-person view. Born into a family…

Swedish Fiction

Jävla karlar (Bad Men) by Andrev Walden (2023)

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This novel is an engaging, albeit perplexing and disconcerting read, leaving readers with a bittersweet aftertaste. Primarily, the book delves into Walden’s exploration of his identity through the lens of…

Icelandic Fiction

The Mark (Merking) by Fríða Ísberg (2021)

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The novel is a story set in a slightly futuristic, dystopian version of Reykjavík, where customer service is predominantly handled by holograms, and a comprehensive virtual assistant named Zoé has…

UK Fiction

People of the House by Abdulrazak Gurnah (2024)

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The story starts with Raya’s family disagreeing about her marriage to Bakari Abba, who ends up being controlling. She has a son named Karim but leaves her husband and returns…

Norwegian Fiction

The Third Kingdom (Det tredje riket) by Karl Ove Knausgård (2022)

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Karl Ove Knausgård permits the characters to reveal themselves through comprehensive descriptions. He maintains the belief that we will ultimately grasp and possibly gain insight from them. Whether the characters…

Norwegian Fiction

Ulvene fra evighetens skog (The Wolves of Eternity) by Karl Ove Knausgård (2021)

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This is the second installment in Knausgård’s trilogy, following “The Morning Star,” published in 2020. Knausgård has been exceptionally productive, completing two substantial books in less than two years. However,…

Norwegian Fiction

A Shining by Jon Fosse (2022)

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A man, feeling bored, goes for a drive without a specific destination. He ends up in a forest at the end of a path, and his car gets stuck in…

Norwegian Fiction

The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgård (2020)

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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)

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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…

Norwegian Fiction

I is Another by Jon Fosse (Septology 3-5)

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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…

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Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pychon (2025)

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