BOOKS FROM NORWAYParadise Rot : A Novel
by Jenny Hval
Tags:
Set in Norway
Female author
Description:
"As intriguing and impressive a novelist as she is a musician, Hval is a master of quiet horror and wonder.” —Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imagery Jo is in a strange new country for university and having a more peculiar time than most. In a house with no walls, shared with a woman who has no boundaries, she finds her strange home coming to life in unimaginable ways. Jo’s sensitivity and all her senses become increasingly heightened and fraught, as the lines between bodies and plants, dreaming and wakefulness, blur and mesh.This debut novel from critically acclaimed artist and musician Jenny Hval presents a heady and hyper-sensual portrayal of sexual awakening and queer desire.
Reviews:
(8 months ago) |
19 Jan, 2025
I really enjoyed this - some of the descriptions are just wonderful and the intricate detail of the sounds I just love. First relationships are tough, especially when done in another country and language not your own. Change and transformation through relationships.
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