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The Other Name: Septology I - II by Jon Fosse, Damion Searls (translation) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Other Name: Septology I - II about?

In the 1st volume of a trilogy of novels, Jon Fosse presents us with an indelible & poignant exploration of the human condition. Written in melodious & hypnotic 'slow prose', The Other Name: Septology I-II is an indelible & poignant exploration of the human condition by Jon Fosse in which everything is always there, & past & present flow together.What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life & not another? The year is coming to a close & Asle, an ageing painter & widower who lives alone on the southwest coast of Norway is reminiscing about his life. His only friends are his neighbour, Åsleik, a traditional fisherman farmer, & Beyer, a gallerist who lives in the city. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter but lonely & consumed by alcohol. Asle & Asle are doppelgängers, two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life, both grappling with existential questions about life, death, love, light & shadow, faith & hopelessness. "... featuring not a single full stop throughout ... Such is his command of the rhythm of his prose, nimbly & hauntingly translated by Damion Searls, that the omission is barely noticeable, & after a while, engagingly welcome.

Who reads The Other Name: Septology I - II?

Author

Jon Fosse, Damion Searls (translation)

Publisher

Fitzcarraldo Editions

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781910695920

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Updated

2026-03-25