In her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a
vision of herself as she was more than twenty years earlier:
standing by the window waiting for her husband Asle, on that
terrible late November day when he took his rowboat out onto the
water and never returned. Her memories widen out to include their
whole life together, and beyond: the bonds of family and the
battles with implacable nature stretching back over five
generations, to Asle's great-great-grandmother Aliss. In Jon
Fosse's vivid, hallucinatory prose, all these moments in time
inhabit the same space, and the ghosts of the past collide with
those who still live on. "Aliss at the Fire" is a visionary
masterpiece, a haunting exploration of love and loss that ranks
among the greatest meditations on marriage and human fate.
General
Imprint: |
Dalkey Archive Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Scandinavian Literature Series |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Authors: |
Jon Fosse
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Translators: |
Damion Searls
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Dimensions: |
179 x 157 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
107 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56478-573-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-56478-573-4 |
Barcode: |
9781564785732 |
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