In his newest novel, A Tiler's Afternoon, Lars Gustafsson invites
us to share a day's work with Torsten Bergman, an aging,
semi-retired tile-layer. On this particular day, Torsten arrives at
an empty suburban villa, partially renovated and left unfinished. A
master craftsman, he knows what to do and goes about his business,
all the while reminiscing over his past, considering what may be
left of his future, daydreaming about the mysterious Sophie K., the
absent occupant of the villa's upstairs flat. No one checks on the
work. With the close of the day comes Torsten's growing unease over
hours spent on perhaps futile labor. "But at that moment there was
a loud knocking at the door - no, more of a pounding than a
knocking. It sounded as if by some strange coincidence the whole
world had come to life again and was trying to get in." Like Samuel
Beckett, Lars Gustafsson turns the plainest of circumstances into
poignant universals. There are yet roads to travel after we say we
cannot go on.
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