Love (translation Series of Norwegian Modern and Contemporary Literature)
About This Novel
The 2002 Dauberg Literary Award and the 2004 Prague Literary Award-winning writer Hannah Ostavik's representative work; ranked 6th among the best literary works in Norway in the past 25 years; the English version won the 2019 American PEN Translation Award and was shortlisted for the 2018 National Book Award for Translation Literature Award. The story revolves around a mother and son who have recently moved to northern Norway. On the eve of John's birthday, a mobile market came to their town. Jon left home to sell lottery tickets for his sports club, while his mother Verbeek went to the library. We follow the different footsteps of the two people into the same cold winter night, towards the growing uneasiness and alienation. "Love" illustrates how language constructs its own reality, so mother and son live in different worlds. This distance not only occurs between people, but also exists between each individual. The novel shows the indifference and misunderstanding that can arise in the most intimate relationships, and the disastrous consequences it can lead to.
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