The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am by Kjersti A. Skomsvold

The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am Kjersti A. Skomsvold ebook
ISBN: 9781564787026
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Page: 112
Format: pdf

A “literary tragicomic” that is translated from Norwegian. A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I am by Kjersti A. I identify with bananas, for not only am I hunched over, I've also got a flower without sex organs and fruit without seed, and therefore I am, according to Buddha, meaningless. IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Shortlist 2013 - The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am - Kjersti A. Skomsvold, the Tarjei Vesaas First Novel Award while she was still in her 20s. The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am is a unique, quirky little book narrated by an elderly widow who is trying to find her place in the world as she enters her golden years alone and poor. Skomsvold; translated by Kerri A. Mathea's first person account of her own journey through solitude became Skomsvold's debut novel, The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am. This entry was posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:34 am and is filed under Uncategorized with tags art, dalkey archive, fiction, kjersti a.skomsvold, literature, novels, reviews, the faster i walk the smaller i am, writing. The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am ~ by Kjersti A. Thoughts and opinions about literature and art I'm liable to change. Skomsvold, The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am 28 Michel Houellebecq, The Map and the Territory 29 Andrew Miller, Pure 30 Sjón, From the Mouth of the Whale 31 Tommy Wieringa, Little Caesar/Caesarion. Skomsvold's The Faster I Walk the Smaller I Am was an enjoyable (if a bit depressing) read. Did you know that Buddha loved the banana plant because of its meaninglessness? Of a lonely dying woman in her debut The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am. The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am won Norwegian writer, Kjersti A.