The new novel in English from one of Norway's most celebrated writers. T Singer confronts indomitable loneliness in Solstad's classic, heartbreaking yet darkly comic style. 'A kind of surrealistic writer... Serious literature' Haruki Murakami 'Mad, sad and funny... Thrilling' Geoff Dyer Singer, a thirty-four-year-old recently trained librarian, arrives by train in the small town of Notodden to begin a new and anonymous life. He falls in love with Merete, a ceramicist, and moves in with her and her young daughter. After a few years together, the relationship starts to falter, and as the couple is on the verge of separating a car accident prompts a dramatic change in Singer's life... 'An utterly hypnotic writer' James Wood 'Solstad is expert in delineating the absurdities of existence...' Sunday Times Winner of the Norwegian Critics Prize

Book Information
ISBN 9781784703066
Author Dag Solstad
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 219g