- Brage Prize 2023 · Shortlist
Repetition
Gjentakelsen
Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959)
Translated by Charlotte Barslund
English editions
In EnglishRepetition
Verso · United Kingdom · March 2026 · Paperback · 144 pages
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A grown woman examines a central event from when she was sixteen: first kisses, drinking at a party in an Oslo terraced house, running to Ullevålseter to train for a marathon. Her mother watches her like a hawk, her father keeps his distance, and the house holds secrets.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 142 pages in the original
- Genres
- Coming of age, Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Norway
- First published
- 2023 by Cappelen Damm
- Author's age
- 64 when first published
- ISBN
9788202801328 (original)
9781804298947 (Verso, United Kingdom)