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Is Mother Dead

By Vigdis Hjorth
Series: Verso Fiction
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Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth explores themes of family estrangement and self-discovery. The story follows Johanna, an artist who returns to Norway after thirty years and tries to reconnect with her estranged mother and sister. As she delves into her past, Johanna confronts unresolved issues and questions the nature of forgiveness and identity.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by complex explorations of family dynamics and enjoy stories where personal history and untold emotions intertwine. With a deep dive into a strained mother-daughter relationship, it offers compelling insights into forgiveness, memory, and identity.

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Is Mother Dead

A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middle aged artist and her aging mother, as Vigdis Hjorth returns to the themes of her controversial modern classic, Will and Testament

A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middleaged artist and her aging mother, as Vigdis Hjorth returns to the themes of her controverdsial modern classic, Will and Testament

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To mother is to murder, or close enough, thinks Johanna, as she looks at the spelling of the two words in Norwegian. She's recently widowed and back in Oslo after a long absence as she prepares for a retrospective of her art.

The subject of her work is motherhood and some of her more controversial paintings have brought about a dramatic rift between parent and child. This new proximity, after decades of acrimonious absence, set both women on edge, and before too long Johanna finds her mother stalking her thoughts, and Johanna starts stalking her mother's house.

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Vigdis Hjorth offers a compelling narrative about an artist, Johanna, who returns to Oslo in an attempt to reconnect with her estranged mother, exploring themes of family, obsession, and estrangement. Critics highlight the tension between Johanna's psychological turmoil and the rich, immersive narrative style, which captures the tumultuous mother-daughter dynamic with gripping intensity. Reviewers have praised the novel's psychological depth, suspense akin to a thriller, and its unflinching examination of familial ties.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804291832

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Charlotte Barslund

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 323g

Pages: 368

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Verso Fiction Vigdis Hjorth

About the Author

Vigdis Hjorth is the author of over a dozen prize-winning and bestselling novels. Will and Testament sold 150,000 copies in Norway and has received several awards, including the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize, as well as being nominated for the National Book Award and Nordic Council Literature Prize. She lives in Oslo.

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