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Dead Angle

Outside an ordinary looking office there is a small sign that reads "Ragna sees you". In this office, the clairvoyant Ragna receives her clients: unhappy people who come to hear that everything has a meaning, and that there is more to life than just coincidence. They come to Ragna to be seen. Stella is forty and divorced, with a demanding ten-year-old daughter. Stella is possessed by Knut, who is married. They explore an intensely erotic and absorbing relationship - a telephone relationship, where they listen, but never touch. But Stella longs for more, and she hopes Ragna can tell her whether she and Knut have a future together. Stella gets no answer, however, for the session is abruptly cut off when Ragna has a frightening vision. In a sensual prose, Line Baugstø has created a magical, erotic, and bold novel, where the winter is so cold that birds freeze to death, where smells are stronger and sorrow keeps the apples from rotting. A novel about longing and dreams, about human limitations, about wanting to be seen, but perhaps not being able to see.

Praise for Dead Angle:

"Subtle and effectful about two women’s lives...sometimes disturbing, sometimes warming, and always welcoming"
(Bergens Tidende)

"Fresh and thought-provoking"
(5 out of 6 VG)

"Strong and full of insight... Baugstø is a sturdy and professional storyteller, with a special gift for psychological portraits and interpretations"
(Dagbladet)

"At times it hurts so badly, the reader wants nothing more than getting away from it. It is extremely well written"
(NRK)

"...wise and meditative"
(Valdres)

Languages: Norwegian

First published: 2004, Forlaget Oktober
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