Part of Litquake’s Words Around the WorldSponsored by NORLA Norwegian Literature Abroad and Center for the Art of Translation/Two Lines PressA single mother forgets her son’s birthday. A theology student excavates the past. A woman reminisces on her marriage, as her cancer-stricken husband enters his final months of life. The work of National Book Award finalist and 2019 PEN Translation Prize winner
Hanne Ørstavik explores an ever-evolving theme of complex love, and how it can be intertwined with insecurity, fear, and self-discovery. Ørstavik will revisit her English-translated books
Ti Amo, The Pastor, and her literary breakthrough
Love, plus a sneak peek of her latest novel—not yet published in the United States—
Stay With Me. Join the author in conversation with Stanford doctoral fellow
Kristin Keane about the recurrent exploration of love throughout Ørstavik’s 30-year literary career.
FREE, $10-15 suggested donationBook sales for this event coordinated by
Telegraph Hill Books.
