Wilted Poems
Stig Aasvik
| Norwegian title: | Sandefjord jentekor |
| Author: | Stig Aasvik |
| Binding: | Innbundet |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Publisher: | Cappelen Damm |
| Språk: | Bokmål |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9788202863722 |
The narrator – or is it the author Stig Aasvik? – is in a desperate situation: He has been asked at short notice to step in as a substitute teacher at the writing academy in Bø. There, our bewildered protagonist immediately enters into a scandalous relationship with a young student. All hell breaks loose, with everything being jeopardised at once.
Sandefjord Girls’ Choir is the seventh novel in a series where we encounter various iterations or versions of the author himself. We travel seamlessly through time, and with text written like a stream of consciousness, the series has evolved into a kind of magical realism.
Stig Aasvik
Stig Aasvik
Stig Aasvik
Omsorgen for familien, ikke minst den talentfulle keepersønnen som han følger i tykt og tynt, i Vålerenga og KFUM, griper. Jeg forstår at å skrive er det aller viktigste for ham. Det blir kanskje for høytidelig å benevne skrivingen som et kall, men jeg tror på Stig Aasvik at hans liv er å skape skrift, gi livet mening, å uttrykke sitt eget liv med en lesbar, synlig og hørbar stemme.