
<i>Bergeners</i> is a love letter to a writer's hometown. The book opens in New York City at the swanky Standard Hotel and closes in Berlin at Askanischer Hof, a hotel that has seen better days. But between these two global metropolises we find Bergen, Norway--its streets and buildings and the people who walk those streets and live in those buildings.<br> <br> Using James Joyce's <i>Dubliners</i> as a discrete guide, celebrated Norwegian writer Tomas Espedal wanders the streets of his hometown. On the journey, he takes notes, reflects, writes a diary, and draws portraits of the city and its inhabitants. Espedal writes tales and short stories, meets fellow writers, and listens to their anecdotes. In a way that anyone from a small town can relate to, he is drawn away from Bergen but at the same time he can't seem to stay away. Espedal's <i>Bergeners</i> is a book not just about Bergen, but about life--in a way no one else could have captured.
Page Count:
169
Publication Date:
2017-01-01
ISBN-10:
0857424424
ISBN-13:
9780857424426
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