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Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest (Paperback)
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Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest (Paperback)
Series: Literature in Translation Series
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Shortlisted for the 2017 Brage Prize Fanny, a 17-year-old high
school senior, has lost both her parents in a car accident. Granted
permission to live independently in the family home located on the
outskirts of a small Norwegian town, the days pass by as she
performs her daily routine: going to school, maintaining the house,
chopping and stacking wood, and keeping the weeds at bay. As Fanny
grieves and attempts to come to terms with the sad circumstances of
her life, a fairy tale-like world full of new possibilities begins
to emerge around her. Written by Rune Christiansen, one of Norway's
most exciting literary talents, and masterfully translated by Kari
Dickson, Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest is a
beautiful, poetic portrait of grief, friendship, independence and
transgression. Praise for Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving
Forest: "Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest is among the
saddest and most uplifting books I've read. This story of a
grieving young woman is told in short bursts of lustrous writing
crisp as aquavit that leave the reader seeing the world anew.
Christiansen is taking on the big themes, love and death, but I
know what side he's on." —Michael Redhill, Scotiabank Giller
Prize winning author of Bellevue Square "Rune Christiansen's Fanny
and the Mystery of the Grieving Forest is one of those special
stories I find myself petting once I've finished, as if it were a
wee forest creature I have fallen in love with. A shimmering musing
on grief, Fanny is both ecstatic fairytale and Gothic
novel—beguiling, haunting, and erotic in equal measure. There are
very few books I would put in the category of heart places, but
this is certainly one." —Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, author of All the
Broken Things
General
Imprint: |
Book Thug
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Country of origin: |
Canada |
Series: |
Literature in Translation Series |
Release date: |
September 2019 |
Authors: |
Rune Christiansen
• Kari Dickson
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
196 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-77166-518-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-77166-518-1 |
Barcode: |
9781771665186 |
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