In contemporary Norwegian fiction Tomas Espedal's work stands out as uniquely personal; it can be difficult to separate the fiction from Espedal's own experiences. Against Nature, a companion volume to Espedal's earlier Against Art, is an examination of factory work, love's labor, and the work of writing. Espedal dwells on the notion that working is required in order to live in compliance with society, but is this natural? And how can it be natural when he is drawn toward impossible things-impossible love, books, myths, and taboos? He is drawn into the stories of Abelard and Heloise, of young Marguerite Duras and her Chinese lover, and soon realizes that he, too, is turning into a person who must choose to live against nature.
- ISBN10 0857422359
- ISBN13 9780857422354
- Publish Date 19 May 2015
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 9 December 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Seagull Books London Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English