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Translator Anne Bruce Language Norwegian Pages 215 ISBN 9788203197215 | 3.6/5 Goodreads Country Norway Publication date 2011 Originally published 2011 Page count 215 Publisher Aschehoug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title Dager i stillhetens historie Awards Nordic Council's Literature Prize Similar Queen's Gate, Islands of Slaves, Vredens barn, The Good Hope, Samuels bok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Days in the History of Silence (Norwegian: Dager i stillhetens historie) is a 2011 novel by the Norwegian writer Merethe Lindstrøm. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple who struggles with the inability to talk about sensitive subjects from their past. The book received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
Reception
Silje Stavrum Norevik of Dagbladet wrote: "It is impressive how Lindstrøm composes a small chamber play, and reflects an existence so fragile and delicate without having to resort to big words. ... The language is simple, elegant and pleasant, but the mood so suggestive in its silent drama. Lindstrøm is known as a refined short-story writer, here she shows to the fullest that she also masters the larger canvas."