Lit in Translation

Back in the Day

Da vi var yngre

Oliver Lovrenski (born 2003)

Translated by Nichola Smalley

English editions

In English

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Ivor grows up too fast alongside Marco, Arjan and Jonas; they have few others but each other, and want to own the city's streets rather than the school. A junkie warns them the street will never love them back. A story of friendship, grief, drugs and survival in present-day Oslo.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
239 pages in the original
Genres
Coming of age (assigned by AI)
Set in
Norway
First published
2023 by Aschehoug
Author's age
20 when first published
ISBN

9788203450112 (original)

9780241705834 (Hamish Hamilton, United Kingdom)

9781405968157 (Penguin Books, United Kingdom)