{"product_id":"knots-stories-paperback","title":"Knots: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGunnhild Øyehaug\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mesmerizing collection of playfully surreal stories from one of Norway's most celebrated writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in Norway in 2004, \u003ci\u003eKnots \u003c\/i\u003eis Gunnhild  yehaug's radical collection of short stories that range from the surreal to the oddly mundane, and prod the discomforts of mental, sexual, and familial bonds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn both precise short-shorts and ruminative longer tales,  yehaug meanders through the tangled, jinxed, and unavoidable conflicts of love and desire. From young Rimbaud's thwarted passions to the scandalous disappearance of an entire family, these stories do the chilling work of tracing the outlines of what could have been in both the quietly morbid and the delightfully comical. A young man is born with an uncuttable umbilical cord and spends his life physically tethered to his mother; a tipsy uncle makes an uncomfortable toast with unforeseeable repercussions; and a dissatisfied deer yearns to be seen. As one character reflects, \"You never know how things might turn out, you never know how anything will turn out, tomorrow the walls might fall down, the room disappear.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCleverly balancing the sensuous, the surreal, and the comical,  yehaug achieves a playful familiarity with the absurd that never overreaches the needs of her stories. Full of characters who can't help tying knots in themselves and each other, these tales make the world just a little more strange, and introduce a major international voice of searing vision, grace, and humor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGunnhild Øyehaug\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning Norwegian poet, essayist, and fiction writer. Her novel \u003ci\u003eWait, Blink\u003c\/i\u003e was made into the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eWomen in Oversized Men's Shirts.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also worked as a coeditor of the literary journals \u003ci\u003eVagant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKraftsentrum\u003c\/i\u003e. Øyehaug lives in Bergen, where she teaches creative writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and grew up bilingually. She has a BA in Scandinavian Studies and an MA in Translation. Before becoming a translator, she worked in theatre in London and Oslo. She currently also teaches in the Scandinavian department at the University of Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240405614841,"sku":"9781250182449","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UGN4ZHNMemhybW85S3E1NEhZMkE3UT09.webp?v=1768570235","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/knots-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}