{"product_id":"book-1u0y","title":"Melancholy I \u0026 II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInitially published separately and brought together here in a single volume, \u003ci\u003eMelancholy 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\u003e  focuses 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":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":67150084833584,"sku":"ZE1u0y","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":67150084866352,"sku":"ZM1u0y","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook [BD]","offer_id":67150084899120,"sku":"BD1u0y","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1u0y","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}