The other name : Septology I-II
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Searls, Damion translator.
Published
Oakland, California : Transit Books, [2019].
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Published
Oakland, California : Transit Books, [2019].
Format
Book
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336 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English

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General Note
Original Norwegian title: Det andre namnet : Septologien I-II.
General Note
"Originally published in English translation by Fitzcarraldo Editions in the UK in 2019"--Title page verso.
Description
The Other Name follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor Asleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjørgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers--two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life. Written in hypnotic prose that shifts between the first and third person, The Other Name calls into question concrete notions around subjectivity and the self. What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life and not another? Through flashbacks, Fosse deftly explores the convergences and divergences in the lives of both Asles, slowly building towards a decisive encounter between them both. A writer at the zenith of his career, with The Other Name, the first two volumes in his Septology, Fosse presents us with an indelible and poignant exploration of the human condition that will endure as his masterpiece.
Language
Translated from the Norwegian.
Awards
The International Booker Prize: Long List, 2020

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fosse, J., & Searls, D. (2019). The other name: Septology I-II . Transit Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fosse, Jon, 1959- and Damion Searls. 2019. The Other Name: Septology I-II. Oakland, California: Transit Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fosse, Jon, 1959- and Damion Searls. The Other Name: Septology I-II Oakland, California: Transit Books, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Fosse, J. and Searls, D. (2019). The other name: septology I-II. Oakland, California: Transit Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fosse, Jon, and Damion Searls. The Other Name: Septology I-II Transit Books, 2019.

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