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Naive. Super
Erlend Loe
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Description for Naive. Super
Paperback. Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25- year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. Translator(s): Solberg, Tor Ketil. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 12. Weight in Grams: 112. 208 pages. Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25- year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 12. Weight: 114. Translator(s): Solberg, Tor Ketil.
Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment.
In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. He faxes his meteorologist friend. He endlessly bounces a ball against the wall. He befriends a small boy who lives next door.
He yearns to get to the bottom of life and how best to live it.
Funny, friendly, enigmatic and frequently poignant ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841956725
SKU
V9781841956725
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About Erlend Loe
Erlend Loe, born in Trondheim (Norway) in 1969, has appeared on the stage and worked in film and video production. He has been a critic for the Worker's Newspaper, worked in a psychiatric hospital and been a substitute teacher. Naïve. Super is his first adult book although he has written several books for children.
Reviews for Naive. Super
Loe certainly has some of Salinger's lightness of touch, and often comic voice of his unnamed narrator recalls Salinger's Holden Caulfield. A charming debut novel.
The Times
it displays a canny lightness of touch and a great deal of charm. An effortlessly hip and savvy antidote to the rainy day blues.
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The Times
it displays a canny lightness of touch and a great deal of charm. An effortlessly hip and savvy antidote to the rainy day blues.
... Read more