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Vaim / Jon Fosse ; translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls.
Vaim begins a trilogy of novels set in a remote Norwegian fishing village. Jatgeir travels from the fishing village of Vaim to the city in search of a needle and thread. Cheated twice, he returns to his boat, where he falls asleep as waves rock the hull. Soon he is awakened by a voice: a woman is calling his name from the quay. There stands Eline, the secret love of his youth -- and the namesake of his boat -- with a packed suitcase. Eline pleads to come aboard. In what follows, this single encounter reverberates across three stories: three narrators, three deaths.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798893380217 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 120 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Transit Books, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in New Norwegian as Vaim by Det Norske Samlaget in 2025. |
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| Subject: | Fishing villages > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Norway > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Fosse | 31681010440972 | FICTION | Checked out | 12/13/2025 |
Summary:
Vaim begins a trilogy of novels set in a remote Norwegian fishing village. Jatgeir travels from the fishing village of Vaim to the city in search of a needle and thread. Cheated twice, he returns to his boat, where he falls asleep as waves rock the hull. Soon he is awakened by a voice: a woman is calling his name from the quay. There stands Eline, the secret love of his youth -- and the namesake of his boat -- with a packed suitcase. Eline pleads to come aboard. In what follows, this single encounter reverberates across three stories: three narrators, three deaths.
