{"product_id":"melancholy-i-ii-jon-fosse-paperback","title":"Melancholy I \u0026 II -- Jon Fosse, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes an aching exploration of life, death, time, memory, and the artistic temperament.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInitially published separately and brought together here in a single volume, \u003cem\u003e Melancholy I \u0026amp; II\u003c\/em\u003e are essential entries in the oeuvre of one of the world's most celebrated living writers. Fosse explores the life and work of Lars Hertervig (1830-1902), a troubled painter of dreamlike landscapes who was diagnosed with \"melancholy\" but is now widely regarded as a major Norwegian artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelancholy I \u003c\/em\u003efocuses on Hertervig's time as a student--a period he spent tortured by doubts about his artistic abilities and torn between his studies, his art, and his unrequited love, culminating in a mental breakdown. \u003cem\u003eMelancholy II\u003c\/em\u003e, marking an important shift in Fosse's trademark stream-of-consciousness style, is narrated by Hertervig's sister, slipping in time through memories of her brother on the day of her own death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jon Fosse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9\" H x 5.9\" L x 1.1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781628976571\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67440944644400,"sku":"9781628976571","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781628976571.jpg?v=1785770819","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/melancholy-i-ii-jon-fosse-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}