
Boathouse
Author: Jon Fosse, May Brit-Akerholot
Narrator: Kåre Conradi
Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 05/07/2024
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Friendship, Romance

Author: Jon Fosse, May Brit-Akerholot
Narrator: Kåre Conradi
Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 05/07/2024
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Friendship, Romance
Jon Fosse was born in 1959 on the west coast of Norway and has written over thirty books and twenty-eight plays that have been translated into over 40 languages. His first novel, Red, Black, was published in 1983, and was followed by such works as Trilogy, Aliss at the Fire, and Morning and Evening. He is one of the world’s most produced living playwrights. Winning numerous prestigious international awards throughout this career, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023.
Born and raised in Norway, May-Brit Akerholt now lives in Australia, where she is a recipient of a Fellowship from the Theatre Board of Australia Council. She has lectured on theatre at NIDA, worked as a Dramaturg and Literary Manager at Sydney Theatre Company, and has translated numerous plays. She is also the author of Patrick White.
Kåre Conradi is an acclaimed actor and voiceover artist. Born in Asker outside of Oslo, he trained at LAMDA and The Norwegian Academy of Dramatic Arts. In addition to other stage performances, he has been employed as a regular member at The National Theatre of Norway since 1999, where he has performed in more than thirty productions. His TV and film credits include Boys Will Be Boys, Wide Blue Yonder, The Philanthropist, Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice, King Curling, and The Conqueror.
Fosse is a novelist who loves repetition. This repetitive novel, written by Fosse, who is a novelist, features an isolated protagonist, who is written by Fosse, the novelist, the fan of repetitive prose, who reacts to the return of childhood friend Knut, in his small Norwegian village, in this novel......more
2,5⭐️ Denne falt ikke helt i smak. Jeg leste og leste uten å bli helt klok på hva boka egentlig handla om, og den voldsomme mengden repetisjon gjorde meg mer og mer irritert. Oppførselen til kona var mildt sagt merkelig – og ikke på en interessant måte. Jeg syns generelt at trekantdramaet var über-kle......more
Repetisjonen opplevde jeg at ble litt trasig til tider. Det ble liksom litt tungt å starte og slutte et kapittel. På bokklubb møtet idag kommenterte Mina på at skrivestilen føles litt som en sånn tankeskriving øvelse hvor man bare skriver uten å stoppe, og jeg er veldig enig. Den føles veldig hesebl......more
Bom dia! Loděnice česky nikdy nevyšla a tak jsem byl donucen vodmontovat šrouby v palici a čítat po slovensky. Akože totok jé škandál, páni vydavatelja, prečo to nie pretranslatuované? Dofrasa ty kokos! Čo su nějaké Rytmus či čo? Ešče ščaščia že jsom pozeral kompletné série Farmár hladá ženu a Bůčkov......more
"Jon Fosse, the Norwegian Nobelist, writes in an interestingly elliptical style. Kåre Conradi gives a controlled performance that conveys the protagonist’s hesitation, confusion, and flashes of passion that are sometimes, but not always, suppressed. He brings a difficult man, and a difficult story, vividly to life." - Audiofile Magazine