Lars Saabye Christensen is a gifted storyteller, a narrator who is imaginative, but equally down to earth. His realism alternates between poetic image and ingenious incident, conveyed in supple metropolitan language and slang that never smacks of the artificial or forced. His heroes possess a good deal of self-irony. Indeed, critics have drawn parallels with the black humour of Woody Allen. But beneath the liveliness of his portrayal melancholy always lurks in the books. Since his début in 1976 Saabye Christensen has written ten collections of poetry, five collections of short stories and twelve novels. His great break through came with the novel Beatles in 1984. The book store sale of over 200,000 copies of the Norwegian edition has made this one of the greatest commercial successes in Norway, and it was voted the best novel of the last 25 years by Dagbladet's readers in 2006.
En kort, men innholdsrik bok som touchet bort i nostalgien. De detaljerte beskrivelsene av en barndomstid med lange sommerferier og frykten for å drite seg ut, ikke være regnet med og ønske om å bevise at man får til noe har mange av oss erfart. Med både hverdagslige små utfordringer og en større livsomvelting for hovedkarakteren blir man lett revet med. Ble Otto en av gutta? Det håper jeg
Christensen s charakteristickým popisom bežného života obyčajného chlapca v uliciach Osla. Civilné, a predsa presvedčivé, miestami smutné, a predsa príjemné. Christensen je majstrom popisu každodennosti. Veľmi mám rada ten jeho svet.
Such a sweet book. Loved the main character, and really connected with home. I loved the way the novel was written and would really enjoy to read more by this author
En fotballfortelling. Eller egentlig en fortelling om være utenfor, om å øve og øve. Om å drite seg ut.
I denne historia får du typiske Lars Saabye Christensen-ingredienser; dårlig samvittighet, et flyttebyrå som skal få et stort piano ned en trapp og klokker.
Jeg likte boka godt. Hørte den i Kim Haugens fine innlesning.