Skårgangar

Beskrivelse

Skårgangar is Sivert Nikolai Nesbø’s debut novel, a linguistically powerful narrative drawn from a farming community in Norway’s west coast.

The story is told by several voices, but primarily by one of the characters, Johannes, the scion of a freeholder family. We become aware of his loneliness and profound sense of carrying a Heavy responsibility for managing the farm and the rest of the property.
The tone of the novel is quiet and contemplative but, beyond both the magnificent landscape and the apparently uneventful daily tasks, one senses agitation as well as anger, and the restrained style evokes a highly charged, occasionally frightening world.
Johannes is a sullen, subdued and brutal protagonist and a truly fascinating character who seems to change all the time depending on who is the main narrator.

Sivert Nesbø shows a strong natural authority in his descriptions of farming and hunting, landscape and weather, labour and its routines. He is a great literary talent, who has learnt his craft at the Creative Writing Academy in Hordaland.

‘You can sense the influence of both Tarjei Vesaas and Jon Fosse in certain passages. His cast of characters is well-defined and closely-observed. The scarce text is rich in lasting nuances and presented in beautiful, melodious New Norwegian.’
VG

‘This debut novelist’s strength is a precise and poetic Language which quickly draws the reader into the epic, dark universe in Skårgangar. … This novel is well-composed and he Writes dialogues worthy of an experienced author.’
BERGENS TIDENDE

‘It will be exciting to see what he has up his sleeve for next time.’
DAG OG TID