I IS ANOTHER: SEPTOLOGY III-V, the second instalment in a major new work by Jon Fosse, one of Europe's most celebrated writers, follows the lives of Asle and Asle - two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life, both grappling with existential questions about life, death, love,... číst celé
Septologie Reeks
Deze serie duikt in diepgaande vragen over geloof, kunst en menselijk bestaan via een introspectieve en lyrische stijl. Het verhaal richt zich op het leven van een kunstenaar en zijn complexe relatie met God, familie en de wereld om hem heen. Het is een trage, contemplatieve reis die de lezer onderdompelt in de complexiteit van het spirituele leven en artistieke creatie. Lezers zullen de veeleisende, maar emotioneel resonerende verkenning van de grote levensvragen waarderen.
The Other Name: Septology I-II
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- 12 uur lezen
Follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor, Åsleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjørgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers--two versons of the same person, two versions of the same life. Through flashbacks, Fosse explores the convergences and divergences in the lives of both Asles, slowly building towards a decisive encounter between them both