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Melancholy I & II

By Jon Fosse, Damion Searls (Translator), Grethe Kvernes (Translator)
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By Jon Fosse, Damion Searls (Translator), Grethe Kvernes (Translator)
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From Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes an aching exploration of life, death, time, memory, and the artistic temperament.

Initially published separately and brought together here in a single volume, Melancholy I & II are essential entries in the oeuvre of one of the world’s most celebrated living writers. Fosse explores the life and work of Lars Hertervig (1830–1902), a troubled painter of dreamlike landscapes who was diagnosed with “melancholy” but is now widel...

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FictionLiteratureFiction SubjectsWorld FictionPhases of Life - FictionLiterary FictionScandinavian FictionDeath & Dying - FictionNorwegian Fiction