Melancholy I & II, (Audiobook)

<p><b>From Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes an aching exploration of life, death, time, memory, and the artistic temperament.</b></p><p>Initially published separately and brought together here in a single volume, <i>Melancholy I &amp; II</i> are essential entries in the oeuvre of one of the world's most celebrated living writers. Fosse explores the life and work of Lars Hertervig (1830-1902), a troubled painter of dreamlike landscapes who was diagnosed with "melancholy" but is now widely regarded as a major Norwegian artist.</p><p><i>Melancholy I</i> focuses on Hertervig's time as a student--a period he spent tortured by doubts about his artistic abilities and torn between his studies, his art, and his unrequited love, culminating in a mental breakdown. <i>Melancholy II</i>, marking an important shift in Fosse's trademark stream-of-consciousness style, is narrated by Hertervig's sister, slipping in time through memories of her brother on the day of her own death.</p>

• Melancholy I & II, (Audiobook)
• Author: Jon Fosse
• ISBN: 9798228579194
• Format: Audiobook
• Publication Date: 2026-07-28
• Page Count: 0