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One of Us Is Sleeping
One of Us Is Sleeping | Josefine Klougart
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"Scandinavia now has its own Virginia Woolf. Few get as close to the human mind as Klougart" Mari Nymoen Nilsen, "VG"The English-language debut from one of Denmark's most exciting, celebrated young writers, "One of Us Is Sleeping "is a haunting novel about loss in all its forms.Working in the vein of Anne Carson, Josefine Klougart's novel is both true-to-life and incredibly poetic in its relating of a brief, intense love affair and the grief and disillusionment that follow its end. While she recounts the time with her lover, the narrator is also heading back home, where her mother is dying of cancer. This contrast between recollection and the belief that certain things will always be present in your life your parents, your childhood home, your love and the fact that life is a continual series of endings runs throughout the book, underpinning the striking imagery and magnificent prose.A powerful novel that earned Klougart numerous accolades and several award nominations including the Readers Book Award "One of Us Is Sleeping "marks the launch of a major new voice in world literature.Josefine Klougart has been hailed as one of Denmark's greatest contemporary writers. She is the first Danish author ever to have two of her first three books nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. She's been compared to a range of authors, including Joan Didion, Anne Carson, and Virginia Woolf.Martin Aitken has translated dozens of books from the Danish, including works by Dorthe Nors, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Peter Hoeg, and Kim Leine, among others."
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mcctrish
One of Us Is Sleeping | Josefine Klougart
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Next. A gift from a friend who lives in Denmark

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AnneCecilie
One of Us Is Sleeping | Josefine Klougart
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Next up. This book has been on my #tbr for years. The author is out with a new novel with gorgeous binding and I though it was about time to read the one I already own before buying the new one.

I have heard a lot of great things about this author. Just hope my expectations aren't too high.

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GoneFishing
One of Us Is Sleeping | Josefine Klougart

It‘s strange, he lies, I never miss you when you‘re not here. I get so scared I might forget you, he tells her. He has talked her into meeting. I‘m beginning to forget you, he says. That‘s the way it‘s supposed to be, malicious voices tell her...And presumably it is what he wants...It is summer and they are constantly on the run from someone. Both of them seeing someone else now, and one of them always wanting to try again. But only one.

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klwestenberg
One of Us Is Sleeping | Josefine Klougart
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"I am tired and wish to see clearly, a gaze that is knives and scissors, an incision into what really is. That's how I want to see, and how I want to be seen. It'll be a mess, a filthy mess. Disorder everywhere, disappointment as far as the eye can see. But you. And me, who sees you. Maybe it's more than enough, maybe it's all you can ask for."

This book is killing me in the sweetest way.