One of us is sleeping
By: Josefine Klougart ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken
Contributors: Aitken, Martin, translator
Edition: First edition.
Series: Danish women writers series (Open Letter (Firm))
Publisher: Open Letter
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781940953373
Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Loss (Psychology); Fiction
Work titles: Én af os sover
Description: "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"--
Notes: Translated from the Danish.