Anansi International
Lazy Days
Written by Erlend Loe • Translated by Don Bartlett • Translated by Don Shaw
Published November 09, 2013 |
ISBN 9781770894129
FICTION / Humorous / General
About this book
Lazy Days
Erlend Loe • Don Bartlett • Don Shaw
Reader's Guide ↓ Sample Chapter ↓From the bestselling author of Doppler, a wry and very funny look at the pitfalls of human existence … and the charms of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.
Aspiring playwright Bror Telemann loves all things British. His wife, Nina, loves everything German. So a family holiday at the foot of the Alps, south of Munich — which Bror believes to be the birthplace of Nazism — is bound to cause tension. Especially when Bror spends the whole time virtually stalking (and constantly fantasizing about) his greatest obsession, British chef Nigella Lawson.
Can Telemann continue to bear the pressure of his empty existence? Or will his long-suffering family be the first to snap?
About the Creators
Erlend Loe
Erlend Loe was born in 1969 in Trondheim, Norway. He studied folklore, film studies, and literature before working as a newspaper critic, in a psychiatric hospital, and as a schoolteacher. He is the author of eight novels, including Doppler, which was named a Guardian Best Book, and six children’s books, which have been translated and published in thirty-four countries. He lives in Norway.
Don Bartlett
Don Bartlett lives in Norfolk, U.K., and is the translator of, among others, Per Petterson and Jo Nesbø.
Don Shaw
Don Shaw lives in Denmark and is the compiler of Danish-Thai dictionaries. He has previously collaborated with Don Bartlett on translations of novels by Roy Jacobsen and Jakob Ejersbo.