The Animal (Innbundet)

Series:  356

Author:

Heidi Furre

Norwegian title: Dyret
Author:
Binding: Innbundet
Year: 2018
Pages: 160
Publisher: Flamme Forlag
Språk: Nynorsk
Series:
Serienummer: 356
ISBN/EAN: 9788282883030
Overview Dyret

To become pregnant should be something of the most beautiful and meaningful a woman could experience in her life - right? This novel by Heidi Furre says: No. It tells us of the emotional hell it can be to have a new person growing inside you, and all that comes with it. It is not beautiful. It is wild and violent.

My stomach aches in an area where it has not been aching before. Especially at night. The aching wakes me up and I hope for a miscarriage. It would be so easy if my body would just take care of this by itself.

Furre is undoubtedly talented, with a devious sense of humour. In a playful, beautiful and visual language she tells the story about a change, from everyday life to an increasing experience of being a part of something extraordinary.
DAGBLADET

The Animal is a light, entertaining and smart novel. It is a story about so much more than motherhood: The novel is a moving tale of all of a sudden having to become stronger and tougher to be able to take care of the life that is coming. This is a book that moves and entertains the reader - and will give you a lot to think about.

KLASSEKAMPEN

Heidi Furre gazes both inwards and out in her feministic observations. Many of them thought provoking, and just as many funny. Literature has a way of complicating things, turning to the darkest parts, and obsessing with the hardest stories about abortion, stillbirth, relationship complications and postpartum depression. The Animal is the opposite of this. It is a book that can be read with a moving recognition by many, many mothers. And it should be read with a wide-eyed interest by just as many fathers.
DAGSAVISEN

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Reviews Dyret

"Furre er et utvilsomt talent, med en underfundig humor. I et lekende, vakkert og visuelt språk forteller hun om en forvandling, fra et liv i en slags hverdagslig tralt til en økende opplevelse av å være en del av noe enestående."

 
Fredrik Wandrup, Dagbladet

"Heidi Furre vender blikket både inn og ut i sine feministiske observasjonar. Mange tankevekkande, minst like mange morosame. (...) Litteraturen er ofte problematiserande og mørk, oppteken av dei vondaste forteljingane. Abort og dødfødsel, parproblematikk og barselsdepresjon. Dyret er ein motsats. (...) Dyret vil kunne lesast med rørt gjenkjenneing av mange, mange mødrer. Og ho burde lesast med storøygd interesse av minst like mange fedrar. Farsdagsgåva er kanskje innkjøpt allereie – men det er jo snart jul!"

Gerd Elin Stava Sandve, Dagsavisen

"ein lett, underhaldande og smart roman (...) Dyret handlar om så mykje meir enn morskap: Romanen er ei rørande forteljing om å plutseleg måtte bli tøffare og sterkare for å kunne verne om det livet som kjem. (...) ein roman som rører og underheld lesaren – og gir ho mykje å tenkje på."

Kristina Leganger Iversen, Klassekampen

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Author Heidi Furre

Heidi Furre (b. 1986) made her debut 2013 with the novel Parissyndromet, to critical acclaim. She has since written two more novels. In addition to her writing, Heidi spends the majority of her time working as a photographer (www.heidifurre.com).

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