Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space. These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary.

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. . and then twist them into brilliantly slanted cautionary tales about desire, romance, deception, and dread’ Elle Two works from Danish author Dorthe Nors, published back to back. Karate Chop In these miniature tales, Dorthe Nors sketches ordinary lives taking unexpected turns: a son's love for his father is tested when he suddenly discovers its fragility; a woman in an abusive relationship seeks to better understand the choices she has made; a man with dreams of self-improvement is hau Dorthe Nors–KARATE CHOP. Mar 4th, 2014 by mary “She started frequenting cemeteries that summer, preferring the ones others rarely visited. Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space.

Nors presents a range of voices and offbeat images in these 15 unsettling and poetic stories. Review: 'Karate Chop,' by Dorthe Nors FICTION: A collection of dark, bold, magnetic short stories from an original Danish voice, featuring characters down on their luck, muddling through or "Karate Chop" is Dorthe Nors' first work to be translated from Danish into English. (Simon Klein Knudsen photo) Horror and comedy both require timing, and Dorthe Nors has it. Dorthe Nors is one of the most original voices of contemporary Danish letters.

Dorthe Nors I was born in 1970 and I hold a degree in literature and art history from the University of Aarhus. I’m the author of the novels “Soul” (2001), “Stormesteren” (2003) and “Ann Lie” (2005) and in 2008 I published a collection of short stories entitled “Kantslag” ( Karate Chop ).

The first book in English by an acclaimed Danish writer: "beautiful, faceted, haunting stories . . .

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Nors har hyllats av Oprah Winfrey. [4] Priser och utmärkelser. Midtvestjysk kulturpris, 2010 [1] New Letters Reader's Award, 2010 [1] Hedersomnämnande, Pushcart Prize, 2010 [1] Danska statens konstfonds treåriga arbetsstipendium, 2011 [1] P.O. Enquists pris, 2014 (för novellsamlingen Karate Chop) [2] Author Dorthe Nors knows how to capture the smallest moments and sculpt them into the unforgettable’ Oprah ‘Theintricately crafted stories in Karate Chop, from popular Danish writer Dorthe Nors, focus on ordinary occurrences . . . and then twist them into brilliantly slanted cautionary tales about desire, romance, deception, and dread’ Elle Two works from Danish author Dorthe Nors, published back to back.

These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary. Read “Karate Chop”, by Dorthe Nors online on Bookmate – Beautiful, emotionally resonant and achingly contemporary stories from the Man Booker International Prize Shortlisted authorIn these glittering … Dorthe Nors’ Karate Chop, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken, contains 15 stories in 82 pages. The stories don’t feel minimalist – they’re full of life and ripe with death – but they’re brief because there is no fat on them Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space. These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary. Two daringly original works from the acclaimed Danish author Dorthe Nors, published back to back in a uniquely designed edition.Two works by Dorthe Nors, a collection of short stories and a novella, are brought together for the first time.In Karate Chop, a children's psychologist, lost in self-doubt, examines her believed complicity in her own destruction; a man, obsessed with serial killers 2015-02-26 · Author Dorthe Nors knows how to capture the smallest moments and sculpt them into the unforgettable' Oprah 'Theintricately crafted stories in Karate Chop, from popular Danish writer Dorthe Nors, focus on ordinary occurrences . .
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and then twist them into brilliantly slanted cautionary tales about desire, romance, deception, and dread’ Elle Description. In these glittering, very funny stories, the acclaimed Danish writer Dorthe Nors sketches ordinary lives taking unexpected turns: a son’s love for his father is tested when he suddenly discovers its fragility; a woman in an abusive relationship seeks to better understand the choices she has made; a man with dreams of self improvement is haunted by deceit; and a daughter watches KARATE CHOP Stories By Dorthe Nors. Translated by Martin Aitken. A Public Space/Graywolf, paper, $14.

Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space. These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary.
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Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space. These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary.

These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary: while his wife sleeps, a husband prowls the Internet, obsessed with female serial killers; a bureaucrat tries to reinvent himself, exposing goodness as artifice when he converts to Buddhism in search of power; a woman sits Two daringly original works from the acclaimed Danish author Dorthe Nors, published back to back in a uniquely designed edition. 'Beautiful, faceted, haunting stories Dorthe Nors is fantastic' Junot Díaz. Karate Chop Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space.These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary.

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Dorthe Nors is one of the most original voices of contemporary Danish letters. She has written two celebrated short story collections, Karate Chop and Wild Swims, as well as one novella and five novels, including the most recent: Mirror, Shoulder, Signal (2016), which was a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize 2017.

But Wild Swims 1 Mar 2015 From Karate Chop, translated by Martin Aitken. Dorthe_Nors_290 Dorthe Nors was born in 1970 and is one of the most original voices in 2 Feb 2021 Just as she did in her English-language debut, Karate Chop, Nors slices straight to the core of the conflict in only a few pages. But Wild Swims 8 May 2018 Dorthe Nors meets Norwegian colleagues Johan Harstad and and in 2008 she published the short story collection Kantslag (Karate Chop).