A New Name

Septology VI-VII (Septology Series, Book 3)

Asle is an aging painter and widower who lives alone on the west coast of Norway. His only friends are his neighbor, Åsleik, a traditional fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in the city. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter but lonely and consumed by alcohol. Asle and Asle are doppelgängers—two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life. Written in melodious and hypnotic "slow prose," A New Name is the final installment of Jon Fosse's Septology, "a major work of Scandinavian fiction" (Hari Kunzru) and an exquisite metaphysical novel about love, art, God, friendship, and the passage of time.

©2019 Jon Fosse; Translation copyright 2021 by Damion Searls (P)2023 Tantor

A Nordic Prayer

Ãsla y su increible vista del mundo. Tambien, me gusta Äshlik. Él es un amigo bueno de Äsla.

Strangely profound

Listened to all three volumes. So strange and original that it may have transformative powers. Yes. I think it may. I came to rely on the repetition and whole experience was a kind of meditation.

Stunning

Brilliant translation and reading. Solid Catholic theology & groundbreaking literary style. I’ll listen to it again.