The Pastor

by Hanne Orstavik

Martin Aitken (Translator)

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A major work of contemporary fiction from a “leading light of international literature” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Hanne Ørstavik, whose last novel, Love, won the PEN Translation Prize.

A thought-provoking, existential novel – as Liv searches for meaning and identity in her own life, she must find the words to connect, comfort and lead others.
 
Liv, an intense and reticent theologian, moves to a bitterly cold fishing village to take up a post as the church’s new pastor following the death of her friend, Kristiane. In the upper rooms of a large house overlooking the fjord, Liv...Read more
  • ISBN10 1953861083
  • ISBN13 9781953861085
  • Publish Date 19 October 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Archipelago Books