If you are looking for a novel about a broken woman going on a murderous rampage, this isn't the book for you. This is a poetic, heartbreaking novel about a woman, Belle, who has endured a brutal act of misogynistic violence, and emigrates from Norway to America to start a new life. Once there, she … Continue reading Review: My Men, by Victoria Kielland (Astra House)
Review – The Pastor, by Hanne Orstavik, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books)
It is only when I read a novel with a structure dissimilar to my usual favorites, that I realize how I am missing out on so many non-English-speaking authors. Hanne Ørstavik has been on my radar for quite some time, as her 1997 novel Love (translated into English into 2018) got quite a lot of … Continue reading Review – The Pastor, by Hanne Orstavik, translated by Martin Aitken (Archipelago Books)
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