98 - Jon Fosse's Melancholy I-II
An episode of the Books of Some Substance podcast, hosted by Books of Some Substance, titled "98 - Jon Fosse's Melancholy I-II" was published on July 21, 2023 and runs 41 minutes.
July 21, 2023 ·41m · Books of Some Substance
Episode Description
David, Eric, and Nick read Jon Fosse's Melancholy I-II, a mid-90s Norwegian novel in two parts that explores the connections between art, death, and the divine. Also discussed in this episode: what exactly is "the divine."
For fans of cyclic long sentences and also cyclic short sentences, Melancholy I-II is perhaps a slightly lesser known Fosse work to English-speaking audiences, but it makes a very convincing argument for reading as much Fosse as possible. We know we certainly will.
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