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Because Venus crossed an alpine violet on the day that I was born / Mona Høvring ; translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson & Rachel Rankin.
Van Pelt Library PT8952.18.O97 F6713 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Høvring, Mona, author.
- Series:
- Literature in translation series
- Standardized Title:
- Fordi Venus passerte en alpefiol den dagen jeg blei født. English
- Language:
- English
- Norwegian
- Subjects (All):
- Sisters--Fiction.
- Sisters.
- Hotels--Fiction.
- Hotels.
- Mental illness--Fiction.
- Mental illness.
- Identity (Philosophical concept)--Fiction.
- Identity (Philosophical concept).
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
- Interpersonal relations.
- Norwegian fiction--Translations into English.
- Norwegian fiction.
- Genre:
- Norwegian fiction -- Translations into English.
- novels.
- Translations.
- Psychological fiction.
- Fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 141 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- First English edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Book*hug Press, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English translated from the Norwegian.
- Summary:
- "In a hotel, high up in a mountain village, two sisters aim to reconnect after distant years that contrast their close, almost twin-like upbringing. Martha has just been discharged from a sanatorium after a mental breakdown. Ella agrees to keep her company in the hope that the clean winter air will provide clarity--and a way back to their childhood connection. It's only when plans go awry, and Martha disappears in a rage, that Ella discovers a new sense of self outside her filial role. This identity is reinforced by various encounters: the hotel receptionist who takes her under her wing; the enigmatic love interest; the wistful, drunken Salvation Army soldier; the carpenter. And not least, Ella's encounter with the writings of Stefan Zweig, which have a profound impact. Mona Høvring's award-winning novel Because Venus Crossed an Alpine on the Day that I Was Born is as sharp as it sensitive; insightful as it is original when exploring the many distractions of the heart."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Fordi Venus passerte en alpefiol den dagen jeg blei født.
- "First published as Fordi Venus passerte en alpefiol den dagen jeg blei født by Forlaget Oktober AS, 2018"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Dobloug Prize, 2021
- Norwegian Critics' Prize for Literature
- Other Format:
- Online version: Høvring, Mona. Fordi Venus passerte en alpefiol den dagen jeg blei født. English. Because Venus crossed an alpine violet on the day I was born.
- ISBN:
- 9781771667067
- 1771667060
- OCLC:
- 1240211403
- Publisher Number:
- 99992541424
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