Against Art: (The Notebooks)

By Tomas Espedal

Book Overview

In contemporary Norwegian fiction Tomas Espedal's work stands out as uniquely personal; it can be difficult to separate the fiction from Espedal's own experiences. In that vein, his novel Against Art is not just the story of a boy growing up to be a writer, but it is also the story of writing. Specifically, it is about the profession of writing--the routines, responsibility, and obstacles. Yet, Against Art is also about being a father, a son, and a grandson; about a family and a family's tales, and about how preceding generations mark their successors. It is at once about choices and changes, about motion and rest, about moving to a new place, and about living. Praise for the Norwegian Edition "One of the most beautiful, most important books I've read for years."-- Klassekampen "Espedal has written an amazingly rich novel, which will assuredly stand out as one of the year's best and will also further fortify the quality of Norwegian literature abroad."-- Adresseavisen " Against Art attacks literature while at the same time being intensely literary. Our greatest sorrows and torments, the individual experiences often so anemic in art, find a voice of their own."-- Morgenbladet " Against Art moves me with its maternal history and proves yet again that Tomas Espedal writes great novels."-- Dag og Tid

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857425773
• ISBN13: 9780857425775
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 7.8"