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Karate Chop & Minna Needs Rehearsal Space by Nors, Dorthe

ISBN: 9781782271192 PUBLISHER: Pushkin Press FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 192 PUBLICATION DATE: 26.02.2015 DIMENSIONS: 19 x 12 centimetres 7 ounces

DESCRIPTION: Two daringly original works from the acclaimed Danish author Dorthe Nors, published back to back in a uniquely designed edition. 'Beautiful, faceted, haunting stories...Dorthe Nors is fantastic' Junot Diaz Karate Chop In these glittering, funny miniature tales, the acclaimed Danish writer Dorthe Nors sketches ordinary lives taking unexpected turns: a son's love for his father is tested when he suddenly discovers its fragility; a woman in an abusive relationship seeks to better understand the choices she has made; a man with dreams of self-improvement is haunted by deceit; and a daughter watches on silently as her mother's search for meaning ends in madness. Blending compassion with dark delight, Nors conjures up a flawed, unsettlingly familiar world with each cautionary glance - as fresh moments of wonder, romance and frail beauty are unexpectedly infiltrated by depravity, isolation and despair. Minna Needs Rehearsal Space Minna is feeling desperate. Lars has just dumped her by text message. Her friends are constantly flaunting their lovers, children and dogs (with Facebook as their cruel accomplice). And her neurotic sister is everywhere she turns. Minna needs security, and a place in Copenhagen to practise her music. Minna wants a child. Minna needs to stop being answerable to everyone. So, with only Ingmar Bergman for comfort and company, she decides to take a trip away from it all. In this highly original,

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