{"product_id":"melancholy-i-ii-paperback","title":"Melancholy I \u0026 II - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes an aching exploration of life, death, time, memory, and the artistic temperament.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInitially published separately and brought together here in a single volume, \u003cem\u003e Melancholy I \u0026amp; II\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelancholy I \u003c\/em\u003efocuses 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. \u003cem\u003eMelancholy II\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375384395999,"sku":"9781628976571","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GDCVygpe9R9781628976571.webp?v=1789200183","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/melancholy-i-ii-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}