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Is Mother Dead
Er mor død
Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959)
Translated by Charlotte Barslund
English editions
In EnglishIs Mother Dead
Verso · United Kingdom · September 2023 · Paperback · 352 pages
Is Mother Dead
Verso · United Kingdom · October 2022 · Hardcover · 352 pages
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Johanna, an artist, has spent thirty years in the United States with her husband and their son. When her husband dies she returns to Norway, unsure what remains of the life she left there decades ago or what she expects to find. As she examines herself, she tries to understand and approach her mother, bridging the gap between past and present.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 355 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Norway
- First published
- 2020 by Cappelen Damm
- Author's age
- 61 when first published
- ISBN
9788202671822 (original)
9781839764318 (Verso, United Kingdom)
9781804291849 (Verso, United Kingdom)