Screen LibraryAliss at the fire /
In her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more than twenty years earlier: standing by the window waiting for her husband Asle, on that terrible late November day when he took his rowboat out onto the water and never returned. Her memories widen out...
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Fitzcarraldo Editions,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Norwegian |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
In her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more than twenty years earlier: standing by the window waiting for her husband Asle, on that terrible late November day when he took his rowboat out onto the water and never returned. Her memories widen out to include their whole life together, and beyond: the bonds of one family and their battles with implacable nature stretching back over five generations, to Asle's great-great- grandmother Aliss. In Jon Fosse's vivid, hallucinatory prose, all these moments in time inhabit the same space, and the ghosts of the past collide with those who still live on. Aliss at the Fire is a haunting exploration of love, ranking among the greatest meditations on marriage and loss. |
| Item Description: |
Translated from Norwegian. Published in US by Dalkey Archive Press, 2010. Originally published in Norwegian as Det er Ales by Det Norske Samlaget, 2004. |
| Carrier Form: | 74 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781804270042 1804270040 |
| Index Number: | PT8951 |
| CLC: | I533.45 |
| Call Number: | I533.45/F752-6 |