"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Unge's soft, winding syntax ushers the reader across the surface of each encounter at an unalterable pace like the ever-betraying passage of time whilst deftly hinting at the violence beneath. Told, in most cases, through the eyes of teenage girls or young women, these stories exhibit a unique prose style that perfectly captures the conversational rhythms, and preoccupations, of their generation.
Abuse, betrayal and neglect lurk beneath a veneer of mutually maintained normality, waiting for an opportunity to resurface. The characters in Mirja Unge's debut collection are all, in their own way, evading something whether failing to confront the true nature of an encounter, or avoiding responsibilities as a parent, sibling or friend. Hon debuterade 1998 med romanen Det var ur munnarna orden kom, och har sedan dess givit ut romanerna Jrnntter (2000) och Motsols (2005) samt novellsamlingen Brorsan r mtt (2007). In a checkout queue, a woman suddenly shows charity to a penniless guy she apparently doesn't know. Mirja Unge, fdd 1973, har hyllats fr sin srprglade berttarstil och ftt flera prestigefyllda priser fr sina bcker.
In a remote woodland cottage, an eccentric explains to his granddaughter why he shoots cats whenever they make themselves too comfortable. On Christmas Eve, a girl stalks an older man through wintery city streets, haunted by their shared past.
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