Everything Must Go
Torgersen, Bård: Alt skal vekkEverything must go. Mother and father. Sanity. Her, him and the brother. The house in the forest. Norway and the world. And anything else that has ever existed - and ever shall. It has to go.
EVERYTHING MUST GO is the story of the gradual destruction of a young Norwegian man, of himself and those around him. The chaotic path to his ruin is portrayed with drive and intensity.
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Praise for EVERYTHING MUST GO:
”An obsessive and intense read” (VG)
”Interesting flight of thoughts. A landslide of a debut”
(Haugesunds avis)
”A pure, sad and honest book about losing your mind”
(Universitas)
”an artistically convincing and alarming novel”
(Stavanger Aftenblad)
”Strong debut about going to hell … Torgersen trusts in his destructive drive, and has a language that efficiently depicts a world where people live in a constant “despite of”, rather than “because of”. A pronounced and good debut from the wild side”
(Dagbladet)
First published: 2005, Forlaget Oktober
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