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The Immortals

General practitioner Thomas Brenner is close to 60. He lives in a posh neighbourhood with his wife Elisabeth and his daughter Anikken. His ageing in-laws are living one floor up from them and are quite demanding, and Thomas’ own parents are becoming increasingly in need of nursing. Thomas is not feeling well himself. Life is tightening its grip. In this novel, Bjørnstad deals with a recognisable subject that is rarely mentioned in Norwegian literature: A man on his way towards old age having to take care of both his parents and his children.

 Praise for The Immortals:

“Bjørnstad offers insight and wisdom, irony and humor. (…) a sharp and precise picture of the comfortable Norwegian reality at the turn of the twenty-first century.”

(Dagsavisen)

“Many readers in their fifties and sixties will see themselves in Bjørnstad’s contemporary novel. The Immortals contains both drama and social criticism. Bjørnstad uses conservative, but easily read language. This contemporary novel grabs the reader from the first page, and holds that grip until the final period.”

(Oppland Arbeiderblad)

“He deserves both gratitude and praise.”

(Stavanger Aftenblad)

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