Against Art: (the Notebooks)

Against Art: (the Notebooks)

by TomasEspedal (Author), Tomas Espedal (Author)

Synopsis

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

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 212
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 15 Nov 2018

ISBN 10: 0857425773
ISBN 13: 9780857425775

Media Reviews
Against Art is not 'about' anything but instead details its own process of creation. The result is a book that is never anything less than interesting, and which reads as an experimental meditation on itself. --Edward Sugde Times Literary Supplement
Author Bio
Tomas Espedal is the author of several novels and prose collections, including Tramp, also published by Seagull Books. James Anderson's literary translations from the Norwegian include Berlin Poplars by Anne B. Ragde, Nutmeg by Kristin Valla, and several books by Jostein Gaarder.