Will and testament
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Barslund, Charlotte, translator.
Published
London : Verso, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
English-language edition.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 20 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
London : Verso, 2019.
Edition
English-language edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published as Arv og miljø in 2016"--Title page verso.
Description
"Four siblings. Two summer houses. One terrible secret. When a dispute over her parents' will grows bitter, Bergljot is drawn back into the orbit of the family she fled twenty years before. Her mother and father have decided to leave two island summer houses to her sisters, disinheriting the two eldest siblings from the most meaningful part of the estate. To outsiders, it is a quarrel about property and favoritism. But Bergljot, who has borne a horrible secret since childhood, understands the gesture as something very different - a final attempt to suppress the truth and a cruel insult to the grievously injured. Will and Testament is a lyrical meditation on trauma and memory, as well as a furious account of a woman's struggle to survive and be believed. Vigdis Hjorth's novel became a controversial literary sensation in Norway and has been translated into twenty languages." --,Jacket.
Language
Translated from the Norwegian.
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