Dorthe Norsová je oceňovaná dánská autorka, jejíž díla se vyznačují pronikavým pohledem na moderní život a mezilidské vztahy. Její styl je často popisován jako úsporný a zároveň emocionálně nabitý, zachycující jemné nuance lidské psychiky. Norsová se nebojí zkoumat složitá témata s autentickou upřímností, čímž si získala uznání na mezinárodní scéně. Její psaní rezonuje s čtenáři po celém světě, kteří oceňují její jedinečnou schopnost vidět obyčejné ve výjimečném.
Dorothe Norsová píše úsporným stylem o všedních věcech: ztrátě panenství, utracení nemocného psa nebo začátku lásky mezi dvěma outsidery v New Yorku. Současně však její povídky pojednávají o zlomových emocích lidských životů – o chvíli, kdy si dítě uvědomí, že jeho otec není superhrdina, o situacích, kdy známý svět přestane dávat smysl a začne se rozpadat.
Norsová umí nacházet nečekané radosti i tragédie v maličkostech, a proto také dokáže zpracovat téma, které by jiným vydalo na román, na osmi stránkách. Život je jednoduchý. Jednoduchost je složitá. Začtěte se.
Čtyřicetiletá překladatelka Sonja má pocit, že je nejvyšší čas na životní změnu. A začne tím, že si konečně udělá řidičák. Ukáže se však, že to není tak jednoduché. Ani po šesti měsících cvičných jízd neumí Sonja řadit. Její instruktorka Jytte toho má totiž hodně na srdci, a aby nemusela přerušovat vyprávění, řadí radši sama a Sonja jen točí volantem. Navíc musí tajit, že trpí mírnou závratí. A sestra s ní nemluví, masérka jí zase pořád pitvá duševní život, místo aby se starala jen o tělo, a nejvíc ze všeho ji vyčerpává, jak se pořád musí pohybovat mezi všemi těmi vykuchanými těly a uřezanými údy, kterými jsou poseté detektivky jejího dvorního autora. Co na něm všechny ty ženské mají?! Naučí se Sonja přeřadit na trojku? Najde spřízněnou duši? A co je důležitější – najde sama sebe?
Featuring a diverse collection of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, this anthology is perfect for leisurely moments, whether you're relaxing on a picnic blanket or a porch swing. The curated pieces invite readers to immerse themselves in various themes and styles, making it an ideal companion for those looking to enjoy thought-provoking literature in a casual setting.
Me, my notebook and my love of the wild and desolate. I wanted to do theopposite of what was expected of me. It's a recurring pattern in my life. Aninstinct.
Two works from Danish author Dorthe Nors, published back to back.Karate ChopIn these miniature tales, Dorthe Nors sketches ordinary lives taking unexpected turns: a son's love for his father is tested when he suddenly discovers its fragility; a woman in an abusive relationship seeks to better understand the choices she has made; a man with dreams of self-improvement is haunted by deceit; and a daughter watches on silently as her mother's search for meaning ends in madness.Nors conjures up a flawed, unsettlingly familiar world with each cautionary glance as fresh moments of wonder, romance and frail beauty are unexpectedly infiltrated by depravity, isolation and despair.Minna Needs Rehearsal SpaceMinna is feeling desperate. Lars has just dumped her by text message. Her friends are constantly flaunting their lovers, children and dogs (with Facebook as their cruel accomplice). And her neurotic sister is everywhere she turns. Minna needs security, and a place in Copenhagen to practise her music. Minna wants a child. Minna needs to stop being answerable to everyone. So, with only Ingmar Bergman for comfort and company, she decides to take a trip away from it all. In this novella, Dorthe Nors explores our struggles to find love, relate to others and simply be heard above the relentless noise of the modern age.
"Me, my notebook and my love of the wild and desolate. I wanted to do the opposite of what was expected of me. It's a recurring pattern in my life. An instinct. Dorthe Nors's first nonfiction book chronicles a year she spent traveling along the North Sea coast--from Skagen at the northern tip of Denmark to the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. In fourteen expansive essays, Nors traces the history, geography, and culture of the places she visits while reflecting on her childhood and her family and ancestors' ties to the region as well as her decision to move there from Copenhagen. She writes about the ritual burning of witch effigies on Midsummer's Eve; the environmental activist who opposed a chemical factory in the 1950s; the quiet fishing villages that surfers transformed into an area known as Cold Hawaii starting in the 1970s. She connects wind turbines to Viking ships, thirteenth-century church frescoes to her mother's unrealized dreams. She describes strong waves, sand drifts, storm surges, shipwrecks, and other instances of nature asserting its power over human attempts to ignore or control it. Through a deep, personal engagement with this singular landscape, A Line in the World accesses the universal. Its ultimate subjects are civilization, belonging, and change: changes within one person's life, changes occurring in various communities today, and change as the only constant of life on Earth."-- Provided by publisher
The first book in English by an acclaimed Danish writer: "beautiful, faceted, haunting stories . . . [from] a rising star" (Junot Díaz) Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space. These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary. While his wife sleeps, a husband prowls the Internet, obsessed with female serial killers; a bureaucrat tries to reinvent himself, exposing goodness as artifice when he converts to Buddhism in search of power; a woman sits on the edge of the bed where her lover lies, attempting to locate a motive for his violence within her own self-doubt. Shifting between moments of violence (real and imagined) and mundane contemporary life, these stories encompass the complexity of human emotions, our capacity for cruelty as well as compassion. Not so much minimalist as stealthy, Karate Chop delivers its blows with an understatement that shows a master at work.
In this highly original, playful, poignant yet funny novella, Dorthe Nors explores our struggles to find love, relate to others and simply be heard above the relentless noise of the modern age.
