Jens Christian Grà ndahl

Broschiertes Buch

Often I Am Happy

Beschreibung

A heart-breaking story of one woman's life: the man she married, the friend she lost, and the painful family history she sought to leave behind. For fans of Robert Seethaler's A Whole Life.

Autor

Jens Christian Grøndahl was born in 1959 in Copenhagen. After studying philosophy, he was trained as a film director at The National Danish Film School. His first novel was published in 1985. He is the author of nineteen novels, seven volumes of essays and three children's books. Several novels of his have been shortlisted for the IMPAC Prize, the Prix Médici Étranger and the Prix Fémina Étranger. His novels in English translation include Silence in October, Lucca, Virginia and An Altered Light. He lives in Copenhagen with his wife and two daughters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Publishers International / Picador
• Main Market Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 131mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9781509842407
• ISBN-10: 1509842403
• Artikelnr.: 49495793

Rezensionen

In Danish novelist Grøndahl's stunning latest, a recently widowed 70-year-old woman reexamines her life and past decisions . . . A compassionate and often edifying commentary on the elasticity of love, the strength it takes to move forward after a death, and the power of forgiveness. Publishers Weekly, starred review