Literature and Fiction · Hardback

Unloved

Norwegian title: Uelsket

Iram Haq

Sofia is from Oslo, the child of Pakistani parents. She often has too little money and spends too much time on Tinder. Sofia is awarded a grant to make photographic art but suspects she only got it because she’s brown. When her father falls seriously ill, she starts to take pictures of him. And when an old flame comes to town, Sofia’s yearning for love intensifies. A passionate affair ensues.

Unloved is driven by painful comedy and characters with an instinct for survival.

This debut is amongst the very best this fall. (…) A well composed narrative. (…) Unloved is a nuanced family portrait that both wonders and rebels. – FIVE STARS OUT OF SIXSTAVANGER AFTENBLAD

With her debut novel Unloved, Iram Haq has made her way to the upper echelons of younger Norwegian novelists. Unloved is well written, and the topic of the book is good and important.- FIVE STARS OUT OF SIXNETTAVISEN

Brutally honestIram Haq proves herself as a steady builder of character, and that makes the book principally good. Sofia is frighteningly vivid. Iram Haq has written a novel that leaves marks. – FIVE STARS OUT OF SIXDAGBLADET

Funny, tender and sexy novelIram Haq´s debut novel is a great read!AFTENPOSTEN