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From a Norwegian master, a selection spanning his entire career, of his famously dark and gripping, bleak and haunted stories
Spare, taut and told with flashes of pitch-black humour, the short stories of Norwegian master Kjell Askildsen capture all the strangeness of modern existence. In this selection of tales, spanning the whole of his brilliant career, unnerving encounters occur, lonely individuals try to connect, families and relationships are fractured, and we are confronted by the fragility and absurdity of life.
From a Norwegian master, a selection spanning his entire career, of his famously dark and gripping, bleak and haunted stories
Spare, taut and told with flashes of pitch-black humour, the short stories of Norwegian master Kjell Askildsen capture all the strangeness of modern existence. In this selection of tales, spanning the whole of his brilliant career, unnerving encounters occur, lonely individuals try to connect, families and relationships are fractured, and we are confronted by the fragility and absurdity of life.
Pages - 240
Binding - Paperback
Publisher - Penguin
Publication Date - 2021-08-03
ISBN - 9780241508251
