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A New Name
A New Name: Septology VI-VII | Jon Fosse
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Asle is an ageing painter and widower who lives alone on the southwest coast of Norway. His only friends are his neighbour, sleik, a traditional fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in the city. There, in Bjrgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter but lonely and consumed by alcohol. Asle and Asle are doppelgngers - two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life, both grappling with existential questions. In this final instalment of Jon Fosse's Septology, the major prose work by 'the Beckett of the twenty-first century' (Le Monde), Christmas is approaching. Tradition has it that sleik and Asle eat lutefisk together, but this year Asle has agreed for the first time to celebrate Christmas with sleik and his sister, Guro. On Christmas Eve, sleik, Asle, and the dog Bragi take sleik's boat out on the Sygnefjord. Meanwhile, we follow the lives of the two Asles as younger adults in flashbacks: the narrator meets his lifelong love, Ales; joins the Catholic Church; starts exhibiting with Beyer; and can make a living by trying to paint away all the pictures stuck in his mind. After a while, Asle and Ales leave the city and move to the house in Dylgja. The other Asle gets married too, but his wedding ends with a sobbing bride and is followed soon after by a painful breakup. Written in melodious and hypnotic 'slow prose', A New Name: Septology VI-VII is a transcendent exploration of the human condition by Jon Fosse, and a radically other reading experience - incantatory, hypnotic, and utterly unique.
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Leftcoastzen
Leftcoastzen
A New Name: Septology VI-VII | Jon Fosse
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Nearly the end of Book Depository. I have 2 more coming , disappointed that there was no bookmark.
I haven‘t read the one before this in the series.

Tamra I‘m anxious to read your review - I‘ve ponder starting the series because the premise is so interesting. 12mo
Leftcoastzen @Tamra I did love the first one , need to get back to 2 & 3.😄 12mo
LeahBergen I‘m waiting on my deliveries, too. 😭 12mo
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Hooked_on_books
Hooked_on_books
A New Name: Septology VI-VII | Jon Fosse
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Pickpick

This book was a mixed bag for me. Written (sort of) as one long sentence (which sometimes feels gimmicky and sometimes lends urgency), it explores life, death, love, and the different paths one can take with a heavy focus on art and religion. Parts were really engaging and thought-provoking and other parts were a slog. I‘m going with a soft pick, since it made me think.

Tamra I had my hands on a volume of the complete Septology; I‘m glad I didn‘t splurge. 1y
Hooked_on_books @Tamra I do think it would be interesting to read the whole thing. It‘s thought-provoking for sure! But maybe borrow not buy. 😬 1y
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rockpools
rockpools
New Name: Septology VI-VII | Jon Fosse
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Panpan

A book to be savoured slowly, after you‘ve read the first 5 parts of the Septology. I simply wasn‘t prepared to put the work in, result being I found it almost unreadable. Lots of stream of consciousness philosophising on art and religion. With doppelgängers.

Don‘t trust my review - this is appreciated by greater minds than mine, & I won‘t be at all surprised if it wins the #InternationalBookerPrize2022

Full review: https://tinyurl.com/mv589xry

BookwormM Part of me hopes my library hold fails to show up 🤣🤣 2y
rockpools @BookwormM Are you going to read the earlier books first? It *might* make a difference. But I‘m not going to attempt it! 2y
BookwormM Ummm probably not I think I read the first book when that was nominated but I can‘t remember a thing about it 2y
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Simona
Simona
New Name: Septology VI-VII | Jon Fosse
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The main character is older, successful painter Asle and we follow his thoughts about his younger years, while in the present, he ponders about his doppelgänger Asle (yes, the same name, and to make things even more confusing - he is also painter). Although this is the third book in the series, and because I didn‘t read the previous two, a lot of this story didn‘t have sense for me … but I love Fosse‘s execution of the stream of … ?

Simona … consciousness, slow prose, connections between art and religion, contemplations about small decisions … I loved it, and in the near future I‘m definitely going to read the two previous books. #InternationalBookerPrize2022 2y
vivastory What is your favorite international booker so far this year? 2y
Simona @vivastory I‘m the strongest advocate for Books of Jacob. In Slovenian translation we already have it for three, four years and I was waiting for English translation with patience and eagerness. So, Books of Jacob is the winner, but The Book of Mother is something special - not the perfect style, but very touching, and I have the strong feeling that Septology (as trilogy) is magnificent and very strong, memorable story. 2y
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BarbaraBB Like @vivastory I can‘t wait to see your verdict! 2y
BarbaraBB I‘m having The Book of Mother lined up too. Good to know you loved it! (edited) 2y
Leftcoastzen I read the first , have the second in the stack but haven‘t read it yet. 2y
Simona @BarbaraBB You know the winner 😘 2y
Simona @Leftcoastzen After reading whole longlist, I feel a little tired, but I‘m definitely going to read Septology from cover to cover after two or three lighter books. 2y
rockpools …and here is where we disagree! I think I‘m just too impatient and shallow for stream-of-consciousness slow prose and, yes, thoughts - I found it extremely annoying! A big part of me thinks this‘ll win 😁! 2y
Simona @rockpools Yes, I can see/understand what you found extremely annoying, but I have soft spot for such a narrative method, especially in this particular book, I think it‘s done impeccable … especially transitions between past and present. 2y
BarbaraBB @Simona I know 😇 I just keep hoping you change your mind 😘 2y
BarbaraBB @rockpools Which book is your favorite? 2y
rockpools @BarbaraBB I have to agree with Simona (sorry!) The Books of Jacob has been my reading experience of the year so far. I‘m also really enjoying Tomb of Sand, though I‘m only half way through. 2y
BarbaraBB @rockpools That is good to know and encouraging to keep on reading! 2y
batsy I loved the first one and want to read the rest of the series. (sorry to spam your comments, I'm loving your reviews 😁) 2y
Simona I‘m glad to read your comments, so no need to apologise. I wasn‘t interested in it, but how wrong I was! 2y
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