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Item Details
Title:
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AGAINST ART
THE NOTEBOOKS |
By: |
Tomas Espedal, James Anderson (Trans) |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
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£16.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0857420186 |
ISBN 13: |
9780857420183 |
Publisher: |
SEAGULL BOOKS LONDON LTD |
Pub. date: |
28 October, 2011 |
Pages: |
172 |
Description: |
A story of a boy growing up to be a writer. It discusses the profession of writing - the routines, responsibility, and obstacles. It also discusses being a father, a son, and a grandson; a family and a family's tales; and, how preceding generations mark their successors. |
Synopsis: |
In contemporary Norwegian fiction Tomas Espedal's work stands out as uniquely personal; it can be difficult to separate the fiction from Espedal's own experiences. In that vein, his novel "Against Art" is not just the story of a boy growing up to be a writer, but it is also the story of writing. Specifically, it is about the profession of writing - the routines, responsibility, and obstacles. Yet, "Against Art" is also about being a father, a son, and a grandson; about a family and a family's tales, and about how preceding generations mark their successors. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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