{"product_id":"9781628976571","title":"Melancholy I \u0026 II","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes an aching exploration of life, death, time, memory, and the artistic temperament.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eInitially published separately and brought together here in a single volume,\u003ci\u003e Melancholy I \u0026amp; II\u003c\/i\u003e are essential entries in the oeuvre of one of the world’s most celebrated living writers. Fosse explores the life and work of Lars Hertervig (1830–1902), a troubled painter of dreamlike landscapes who was diagnosed with “melancholy” but is now widely regarded as a major Norwegian artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelancholy I \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on Hertervig's time as a student—a period he spent tortured by doubts about his artistic abilities and torn between his studies, his art, and his unrequited love, culminating in a mental breakdown. \u003ci\u003eMelancholy II\u003c\/i\u003e, marking an important shift in Fosse’s trademark stream-of-consciousness style, is narrated by Hertervig’s sister, slipping in time through memories of her brother on the day of her own death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43395769499709,"sku":"9781628976571","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781628976571_p0.jpg?v=1784899806","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781628976571","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}