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ISBN:
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Content:
" A compulsive, propulsive debut about a young woman's haunting experience of love, abuse, and sex in an era of pornification by one of Iceland's most provocative writers.20-year old Lilja is in love. As a young university student, she is quickly smitten with the intelligent, beautiful young man from school who quotes Derrida and reads Latin and cooks balanced vegetarian meals. Before she even realizes, she's moved in with him, living in his cramped apartment, surrounded by sour towels and flat Diet Cokes. As the newfound intimacy of sharing a shower and a bed fuels her desire to please her partner, his acts of nearly imperceptible abuse continue to mount undetected. Lilja desperately tries to be the perfect lover, attempting to meet his every need. But in order to do so, she gradually lets go of her boundaries and starts to lose her sense of self. With astounding clarity and restraint, Hjö,leifsdó,tir sheds light on the commonplace undercurrents of violence that so often go undetected in romantic relationships. She deftly illustrates the failings of psychiatric systems in recognizing symptoms of cruelty, and in powerful, poetic prose depicts the unspooling of a tender-hearted woman desperate to love well. "
Content:
Biographisches: " THORA HJÖRLEIFSDÓTTIR has published three poetry collections with her poetry collective, Imposter Poets. She lives in Reykjavik. Magma is her first novel. MEG MATICH earned her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University's Creative Writing. She's received support for her literary translation work from DAAD, the Icelandic Literature Centre (through publishers), PEN, and the Fulbright Commission. She has translated poetry into English and Icelandic for UNESCO, as a representative of Reykjavik UNESCO in Lviv, Ukraine." Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: May 10, 2021 Lilja, the hapless and hopeful heroine of poet Hjorleifsdottir’s unsettling English-language debut, shares her passions and vulnerabilities with an achingly plausible mix of verve and bluntness. In Reykjaví" Rezension(3): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: June 1, 2021 After Lilja returns to Iceland from her travels in Central America, she starts sleeping with a beautiful and smart young man, falling in love with his wit and quiet personality. He chats constantly with others online, refusing to let her see, and his jealous tendencies cause her to spend less time with her friends and family. Despite the growing toxicity of their relationship, love fuels Lilja's desire to please him, no matter what he asks. Written in short diary entries from Lilja's perspective, Reykjav�k-based poet Hj�rleifsd�ttir's heart-wrenching American debut is a raw and empathetic depiction of a woman so subtly manipulated into an abusive relationship that she loses her sense of self and cannot find a way out. The very best thing for me would be to end it with him and to stop being such a psycho. But I can't stay away from him for very long. I can't lose him. The short but powerful entries are masterfully written, showcasing how quickly and quietly an abusive relationship can form in the name of love. COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "
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