KARATE CHOP MINNA NEEDS REHEARSAL SPACE edition by Dorthe Nors Misha Hoekstra Martin Aitken Literature Fiction eBooks
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Two daringly original works from the acclaimed Danish author Dorthe Nors, published back to back in a uniquely designed edition.
Two works by Dorthe Nors, a collection of short stories and a novella, are brought together for the first time.
In Karate Chop, a children's psychologist, lost in self-doubt, examines her believed complicity in her own destruction; a man, obsessed with serial killers, turns to the internet to explore female violence; a mother and daughter travel to the World's End, in hope of finding their peace.
In Minna Needs Rehearsal Space, Minna, musician, composer, artist, needs to find space to rehearse - or just space to get away. Away from the realities of life, from the meaningless interactions of our digital age, and from the loneliness of a relationship coming to an end.
With stark, simple and stylishly original prose, Dorthe Nors explores the intricacies of modern existence and modern relationships. Reading like an antonym to our digital society, where much is said but little meaning is truly conveyed, Nors's meticulously structured work examines the complexity, and sometimes cruelty, of human psychology and desire.
Dorthe Nors was born in 1970 and studied literature and art history at the University of Aarhus. After publishing three novels, she wrote Karate Chop, her collection of short stories, in 2008 and Minna Needs Rehearsal Space in 2013. She has seen her short stories in various publications, including The Boston Review, Harpers and The New Yorker, and has contributed to anthologies in Denmark and Germany. Having international acclaim, she lives in rural Jutland, Denmark.
KARATE CHOP MINNA NEEDS REHEARSAL SPACE edition by Dorthe Nors Misha Hoekstra Martin Aitken Literature Fiction eBooks
This book consisting of a selection of (short) short stories and an experimental novella makes for a satisfying introduction to Dorthe Nors, a Danish author I hadn't encountered before. In her stories, with just a few pages Nors presents a dispassionate snapshot of her characters and then withdraws, often leaving the reader disturbed.To describe the content of the stories further risks ruining a reader's enjoyment, but I particularly enjoyed 'The Buddhist', a chillingly convincing account of self-aggrandizing self-delusion, 'Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt Ellen' which explores toxic relatives and the stories we tell of them, the disturbing ambiguity of 'Mutual Destruction', and finally the humour and sweetness of 'The Big Tomato'.
The flipside of "Karate Chop" is "Minna Needs Rehearsal Space". The opening sentences introduce the novella's form:
Minna introduces herself.
Minna is on Facebook.
Minna isn't a day over forty.
Minna is a composer.
Over about 90 pages in this style Nors builds up a picture of Minna and her life, and as a reader you are swept along in her insecurities, frustrations, and moments of joy. There is nothing, perhaps, particularly special about Minna, but Nors's litany of small details, her sharp eye, and the contrast between Minna's interior and exterior life make this a very enjoyable read.
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KARATE CHOP MINNA NEEDS REHEARSAL SPACE edition by Dorthe Nors Misha Hoekstra Martin Aitken Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This book consisting of a selection of (short) short stories and an experimental novella makes for a satisfying introduction to Dorthe Nors, a Danish author I hadn't encountered before. In her stories, with just a few pages Nors presents a dispassionate snapshot of her characters and then withdraws, often leaving the reader disturbed.
To describe the content of the stories further risks ruining a reader's enjoyment, but I particularly enjoyed 'The Buddhist', a chillingly convincing account of self-aggrandizing self-delusion, 'Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt Ellen' which explores toxic relatives and the stories we tell of them, the disturbing ambiguity of 'Mutual Destruction', and finally the humour and sweetness of 'The Big Tomato'.
The flipside of "Karate Chop" is "Minna Needs Rehearsal Space". The opening sentences introduce the novella's form
Minna introduces herself.
Minna is on Facebook.
Minna isn't a day over forty.
Minna is a composer.
Over about 90 pages in this style Nors builds up a picture of Minna and her life, and as a reader you are swept along in her insecurities, frustrations, and moments of joy. There is nothing, perhaps, particularly special about Minna, but Nors's litany of small details, her sharp eye, and the contrast between Minna's interior and exterior life make this a very enjoyable read.
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