VERA WINKELVIR
by Kirsten Hammann
KIRSTEN HAMMANN’S UNRULY debut novel introduces us to Vera Winkelvir—a character whom “someone has invented,” though one cannot help but wonder, “who the hell is stupid enough to believe that?!” Chaotic and disjointed yet brimming with vitality, the novel pulses with an insistent determination to capture life as it unfolds: raw, immediate, and saturated with absurdity and humor. It is a work that refuses to be tamed, announcing Hammann as a voice unafraid to embrace the beautiful mess of existence.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Gyldendal, 1993
RIGHTS SOLD
France
Germany (Achilla Presse)
Norway (Gyldendal Norsk)
Sweden (LeanderMalmsten)
REVIEWS
It is a book that sticks in your teeth, stubborn and insistent, chaotic and flowing. It measures time with the desperate humor of a rubber band.
– Aktuelt, Denmark
A word of advice: Read this book (at least) twice. It deserves it.
– Weekendavisen, Denmark
Kirsten Hammann has an extremely keen eye for the grotesquely absurd in life and writes with a devil-may-care, destructive humor that commands deep respect.
– Information, Denmark
And so you sit there, jubilant and delighted, at the wheel of one of the century’s greatest literary achievements.
– Politiken, Denmark
BOOKS
Fiction
