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Key ideas from the book
- Jatgeir’s trip from his fishing village to the city leads him back to his boat and an unexpected meeting.
- Eline’s arrival brings a past connection into the present.
- The encounter is recounted through three narrators and linked to three deaths.
- The novel explores the subtle encounters that can shape lives and deaths.
- Its spectral atmosphere suits readers of contemporary Scandinavian literary fiction.
About Vaim by Jon Fosse
Set in a remote Norwegian fishing village, Jon Fosse’s Vaim follows Jatgeir, who travels to the city in search of a needle and thread. Back aboard his boat, he is visited by Eline, the secret love of his youth, who arrives with a packed suitcase and asks to come aboard.
This spectral work of contemporary Scandinavian literary fiction unfolds through three narrators and is connected to three deaths. The opening novel in a trilogy, it will suit readers drawn to concise, atmospheric fiction about encounters, memory, and the boundary between what is and what is longed for.
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