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The brilliant first novel in the Encircling Trilogy, a searing psychological portrait of a man by his friendsDavid has lost his memory. When a newspaper ad asks his friends and family to share their memories of him, three respond: Jon, his closest friend; Silje, his teenage girlfriend; and Arvid, his estranged stepfather. Their letters reveal David's early life in the small town of Namsos, full of teenage rebellion, the uncertainties of first love, and intense experiments in art and music.As the narrative circles ever closer to David, the letters interweave with scenes from the present day, and it becomes less and less clear what to believe. Jon's and Silje's adult lives have run aground on thwarted ambition and failed intimacy, and Arvid has had a lonely struggle with cancer.
About the Author
Carl Frode Tiller is a author, historian and musician. His works are in Nynorsk (lit. "New Norwegian") , one of the two official Norwegian standard languages . Tiller debuted in 2001 with the novel Skråninga (Downward Slope) , which was recognized as the best initial work of the year with the Tarjei Vesaas' Debute Prize . Downward Slope was nominated for the Brageprisen (the Brage Prize is a juried award) . In November 2007 Tiller was awarded the Brageprisen for his novel Innsirkling (Encirclement) . In the fall of 2007 Innsirkling received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and was nominated for the premiere Scandinavian literature prize, the Nordic Council's Literature Prize .
