Literature and Fiction · Hardback

The Sun Strikes Things Other than Us

Norwegian title: Solen treffer andre ting enn oss

An intense chamber piece involving four family members on holiday at a Swedish summer house. What are they running away from? What do they want from each other? The cheese in the fridge is mouldy, the bread is dry and the clock on the oven has stopped. The first-person narrator of the novel is constantly alert to her surroundings. Especially when her mother takes her on a nocturnal car trip. She holds the gas pedal down just a little bit too long. What happens when all the rules are revoked?

Material available

  • ✓ Synopsis & author CV
  • ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
  • ✓ Sample translation on request

Original publisher

Cappelen Damm

Publication

2020

Length

112 pages

Format

Hardback

Genre

Literature and Fiction

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