Description
Following a man miraculously in tune with nature and far less so with his community, this nuanced masterpiece from the author of The Ice Palace is a striking and profoundly humane portrait of neurodiversity and the beauty and pain of seeing things diffirently.
Mattis doesn't understand much about the world. He doesn't understand why others call him simple. Or why his sister Hege, who has cared for him in their peaceful lakeside cottage since they were young, gets so frustrated. But he knows that the woodcock which starts to fly over their house every day is a sign something is about to change. And when Hege falls in love, disrupting their familiar existence and unbalancing his thoughts, he decides he must face his fate.
Translated by Torbjorn Stoverud and Michael Barnes.
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
192 |
ISBN: |
9780241384879 |
Published: |
4 Jul 2019 |
Dimensions: |
129 x 197 x 12 (mm) |
Language: |
English |
