Tvisvar á ævinni

by Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson

Tvisvar á ævinni er fimmta smásagnasafn Ágústs Borgþórs Sverrissonar sem hefur skapað sér sérstöðu meðal íslenskra nútímahöfunda með því að helga sig smásagnaforminu. Smásögur Ágústs Borgþórs hafa unnið til ýmissa verðlauna. Óhætt er að segja að Tvisvar á ævinni sé um margt fjölbreyttari, margslungnari og metnaðarfyllri en fyrri bækur höfundar. Meðal viðfangsefna er bernskan sem fyrr, hjónabandið, æskuástir, framhjáhald, atvinnuleysi og ýmislegt fleira.

Genres: Short Stories

127 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a lovely, touching collection of very readable, enjoyable short stories. Each tale details a series of events within the banality of everyday lives which culminate in a small epiphany. The reader is left pensive or moved at the end of each, which is exactly what I think the art of the short story is about. I also enjoyed the 'mystery' factor to many of these tales along with a few unexpected twists. This collection is quite short but was very thought provoking and left me with a lot of questions about the characters and their lives. I really recommend this to fans of this form of writing.

[Gretel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sverrison gives an insight into his character's lives with few words. This is a well written collection of short stories, some inevitably more enjoyable than others. My favourites in this collection are The German Teacher's Wife, Exchange of Guilt and The Birthday Present. Sverrison writes particularly well about being a teenager and feeling slightly lost, or just generally being down and out.

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a lifelong fan of the short story form, I appreciated this collection. As with all good short stories, so much is condensed into a brief narrative, offering a window into the characters' lives and the random acts that can influence their futures.