Bibliograph

One of us is sleeping, Josefine Klougart ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken

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One of us is sleeping, Josefine Klougart ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

One of us is sleeping

Oclc number

923554571

Responsibility statement

Josefine Klougart ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken

Series statement

Danish women writers series

Summary

"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. As she returns home to visit her mother who is dying of cancer, the narrator recounts a brief, intense love affair, as well as the grief and disillusionment that follow its end. The book's striking imagery and magnificent prose underpin its principal theme: the jarring contrast between the recollection of stability--your parents, your childhood home, your love--and the continual endings that we experience throughout our lives. A true-to-life, deeply poetic novel that works in the same vein as Anne Carson, One of Us Is Sleeping has won Klougart countless accolades and award nominations--including the Readers' Book Award--securing her place as a major new voice in world literature"--, Provided by publisher

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