{"product_id":"a-new-name-septology-vi-vii","title":"A New Name: Septology VI-VII","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 International Booker Prize, Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 National Book Award, Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 National Book Critics Circle Award, Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeptology\u003c\/i\u003e named one of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fosse's fusing of the commonplace and the existential, together with his dramatic forays into the past, make for a relentlessly consuming work: already \u003ci\u003eSeptology\u003c\/i\u003e feels momentous.\u003cb\u003e\"-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fosse's portrait of intersecting lives is that rare metaphysical novel that readers will find compulsively readable.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Name\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor, ÅAring;sleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjøoslash;rgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers--two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in hypnotic prose that shifts between the first and third person, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Name\u003c\/i\u003e calls into question concrete notions around subjectivity and the self. What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life and not another? Through flashbacks, Fosse deftly explores the convergences and divergences in the lives of both Asles, slowly building towards a decisive encounter between them both. A writer at the zenith of his career, with \u003ci\u003eThe Other Name\u003c\/i\u003e, the first two volumes in his \u003ci\u003eSeptology\u003c\/i\u003e, Fosse presents us with an indelible and poignant exploration of the human condition that will endure as his masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eSeptology\u003c\/i\u003e, Fosse has found a new approach to writing fiction, different from what he has written before and--it is strange to say, as the novel enters its fifth century--different from what has been written before. \u003ci\u003eSeptology\u003c\/i\u003e feels new.\"--\u003cb\u003eWYATT MASON, \u003ci\u003eHARPERS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsle 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,\" \u003ci\u003eA New Name\u003c\/i\u003e is the final installment of Jon Fosse's \u003ci\u003eSeptology\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a major work of Scandinavian fiction\" (\u003cb\u003eHari Kunzru\u003c\/b\u003e) and an exquisite metaphysical novel about love, art, God, friendship, and the passage of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616317464942,"sku":"9781945492570","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_67102b57-9870-400a-a2f4-0a23830e97be.jpg?v=1775954287","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/a-new-name-septology-vi-vii","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}