{"product_id":"one-of-us-is-sleeping-paperback","title":"One of Us Is Sleeping - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosefine Klougart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScandinavia now has its own Virginia Woolf. Few get as close to the human mind as Klougart--Mari Nymoen Nilsen, \u003ci\u003eVG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe English-language debut from one of Denmark's most exciting, celebrated young writers, \u003ci\u003eOne of Us Is Sleeping \u003c\/i\u003eis a haunting novel about loss in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003eAs she returns home to visit her mother who is dying of cancer, the narrator recounts a brief, intense love affair, as well as the grief and disillusionment that follow its end. The book's striking imagery and magnificent prose underpin its principal theme: the jarring contrast between the recollection of stability, your parents, your childhood home, your love, and the continual endings that we experience throughout our lives.\u003cp\u003eA true-to-life, deeply poetic novel that works in the same vein as Anne Carson, \u003ci\u003eOne of Us Is Sleeping\u003c\/i\u003e has won Klougart countless accolades and award nominations, including the Readers' Book Award, securing her place as a major new voice in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosefine Klougart\u003c\/b\u003e has been hailed as one of Denmark's greatest contemporary writers. She is the first Danish author ever to have two of her first three books nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. She's been compared to a range of authors, including Joan Didion, Anne Carson, and Virginia Woolf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e has translated dozens of books from the Danish, including works by Dorthe Nors, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Peter H eg, and Kim Leine, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of four best-selling novels, \u003cb\u003eJosefine Klougart\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1985) has been hailed as one of Denmark's greatest contemporary writers. She was the first Danish author ever to have two of her first three books nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize, Scandinavia's most prestigious award. Her work has also been nominated for the Readers' Book Award, and she received the Danish Royal Prize for Culture in 2011 with the committee stating that she is one of the most important writers, not just of her generation, but of her time. She's been compared to a range of authors, including Joan Didion, Anne Carson, and Virginia Woolf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e has translated dozens of books from the Danish, including works by Dorthe Nors, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Peter Høeg, Pia Juul, and Kim Leine, among others. He was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation's Nadia Christensen Translation Prize, and was longlisted for both the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769854558496,"sku":"9781940953373","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/13eba1755555793dd1828c5d020a8969.webp?v=1780358343","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/one-of-us-is-sleeping-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}