A Fool, Free

Eli has lived with voices since she was a child. Espen, Erik and Emil arrive first; in adulthood comes Eugen, a stylish and decadent artist prince. They have largely run her life, held her back and at times pushed her into psychosis, though as a writer she sometimes draws on them. Through years of a troubled family, self-harm, drink, admissions to hospital, medication and therapy, she is also a footballer and boxer and, in good spells, makes books and films. The carers who try to reach her are patient and well-meaning but often helpless, and Eli fights both for help with daily life and for the right to decide over her own life.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

509 pages in the original

Genres

Autofiction (assigned by AI)

First published

2010 by Cappelen Damm

Author's age

47 when first published

ISBN

9788202336004 (original)

9781781851388 (Head of Zeus, United Kingdom)

9781781851944 (Head of Zeus, United Kingdom)