Companions

Name: Companions
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781910695333
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By Christina Hesselholdt

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Companions by Christina Hesselholdt is a tale that weaves through the intertwined lives of a group of friends, offering a poignant, kaleidoscopic reflection on their relationships and individual journeys. Through a series of interconnected stories, the narrative explores themes of love, friendship, and the complexity of human connections, all portrayed with wit and emotional depth. The book offers an intimate portrait of modern life and the intricacies of human bonds without revealing its surprises.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate introspective narratives filled with wit and keen observations about life and relationships. Its unique structure offers diverse perspectives from different characters, providing a multifaceted look at human connections. If you're drawn to stories that delve into the complexities of companionship with a touch of irony and depth, this might be a captivating read for you.

Companions

An exhilarating portrait of friendship in the twenty-first century written in a uniquely playful style.

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Camilla, Charles, Alma, Edward, Alwilda and Kristian are a circle of friends hurtling through mid-life. Structured as a series of monologues jumping from one friend to the next, Companions follows their loves, ambitions, pains, and anxieties as they age, fall sick, have affairs, grieve, host dinner parties and move between the Lake District, Berlin, Lisbon, Belgrade, Mozambique, New York and, of course, Denmark.

In her first book to be translated into English, Christina Hesselholdt explores everyday life, the weight of the past, and the difficulty of intimacy in a uniquely playful and experimental style. At once deeply comic and remarkably insightful, Companions is an exhilarating portrait of life in the twenty-first century.

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Companions by Christina Hesselholdt is praised for its vivid imagery, unexpected humour, and insights into life's complexities. It's described as an affecting homage to modernism, with a light and at times mocking tone despite its grave themes. The novel delves into the consciousnesses of six introspective characters, using introspective monologues to explore their internal conflicts and the influence of literature on their lives. Rich in poetic and nostalgic language, it captures the nuanced trials of human existence, offering readers both challenges and pleasures.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781910695333

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 August 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Contributors:

Translated by Paul Russell Garrett

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 408

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Christina Hesselholdt Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Christina Hesselholdt, born in 1962, studied at the Danish Academy of Creative Writing in Copenhagen. Her first novel, Kokkenet, Gravkammeret & Landskabet [The Kitchen, the Tomb & the Landscape], was published in 1991. She has written fifteen books of prose, and received critical acclaim and awards for her books, including the Beatrice Prize in 2007 and the Critics' Prize in 2010. She was included in Dalkey Archive's Best European Fiction 2013. Companions is her first book to appear in English. Her latest work, Vivian, a novel about the photographer Vivian Maier, was published by Rosinante in 2016. It won the Danish Radio Best Novel Award 2017 and has been shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2017.