A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middleaged artist and her aging mother, as Vigdis Hjorth returns to the themes of her controverdsial modern classic, Will and Testament 'To mother is to murder, or close enough', thinks Johanna, as she looks at the spelling of the two words in Norwegian. She's recently widowed and back in Oslo after a long absence as she prepares for a retrospective of her art.The subject of her work is motherhood and some of her more controversial paintings have brought aboiut a dramatic rift between parent and child. This new proximity, after decades of acrimonius absence, set both women on edge, and before too long Johanna finds her mother stalking her thoughts, and Johanna starts stalking her mother's house.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-10
1839764317
ISBN-13
9781839764318
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4057266639
Product Key Features
Book Title
Is Mother Dead
Author
Vigdis Hjorth
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women
Publication Year
2022
Book Series
Verso Fiction Ser.
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
15 oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pt8951.18.J58e713
Reviews
"Hjorth delivers a gripping tale of obsession about an artist and her frayed relationship with her family. [She] keenly walks the line between Johanna's concern and mania; as Johanna's hang-ups occasionally spin out of control, they remain true to the character. This accomplished novel is hard to shake." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2022-007207
Dewey Decimal
839.8238
Dewey Edition
23
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