'Askildsen's dry, absurd humour is not unlike that of Beckett... His short stories are packed with irony, and the dialogue is sharp and expressive' TLS Spare, taut and told with flashes of pitch-black humour, the short stories of Norwegian master Kjell Askildsen capture all the strangeness of modern existence. In this selection of tales, spanning the whole of his brilliant career, unnerving encounters occur, lonely individuals try to connect, families and relationships are fractured, and we are confronted by the fragility and absurdity of life. 'Full of compelling strangeness. Lives surge through a few brittle pages, suppressed loves and resentments threaten to erupt' Independent
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Product details

ISBN
9780241508251
Published
2021-05-26
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
SD Books
Weight
180 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
128 mm
Thickness
17 mm
Age
Voksen
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
336
Original title
Alt som før
Genre
Skjønnlitteratur