| Author: | Erlend Loe | ISBN: | 9781847677129 |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books | Publication: | December 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Erlend Loe |
| ISBN: | 9781847677129 |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Publication: | December 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books |
| Language: | English |
Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. He faxes his meteorologist friend. He endlessly bounces a ball against the wall. He befriends a small boy who lives next door. He yearns to get to the bottom of life and how best to live it. Funny, friendly, enigmatic and frequently poignant - superbly naive.
Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. He faxes his meteorologist friend. He endlessly bounces a ball against the wall. He befriends a small boy who lives next door. He yearns to get to the bottom of life and how best to live it. Funny, friendly, enigmatic and frequently poignant - superbly naive.
