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An angel walks through the stage : and other essays
Jon Fosse said farewell to theory early in his career, choosing poetry, fiction, and drama as his mediums of choice. Here, however, in a selection from his two books of essays, we see just how incisive a critic and memoirist he can be. Not only including a generous portion of Fosse's writing on literature and theater--including the irresistable \"Thomas Bernhard and His Grandfather\"--this collection also includes such personal essays such as \"My Dear New Norwegian.\" \"Old Houses,\" and \"He Who Didn't Want to Become a Teacher.\" -- Provided by publisher
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Sickle : poems
Norway. The 1800s. Endre must to take over the family farm from his father - his father, who swings the sickle and sharpens the scythe, and says this is the only way in which rocks and stones and mounts and waves can still be ours. But Endre is strange, he keeps to himself, unlike his brothers who are merry and full of joy. He wants to live in the farm without longing to leave, but he is struggling. Then he meets Abelone - 'the bearer of light.' Tall and thin, always sitting with her books, sharper than all she went to school with, she is about to be a teacher. They appear to come from different worlds - one from the ancient, traditional, natural world ; the other from the forward-looking world of modernity, of breaking away, and of renewal. But there is love - great and immediate.
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Trilogy
\"Trilogy is Jon Fosse's critically acclaimed, luminous love story about Asle and Alida, two lovers trying to find their place in this world. Homeless and sleepless, they wander around Bergen in the rain, trying to make a life for themselves and the child they expect. Through a rich web of historical, cultural, and theological allusions, Fosse constructs a modern parable of injustice, resistance, crime, and redemption. Consisting of three novellas (Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams, and Weariness), Trilogy is a haunting, mysterious, and poignant evocation of love, for which Fosse received The Nordic Council's Prize for Literature in 2015\" -- Provided by publisher.
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