{"product_id":"my-men-paperback","title":"My Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Kielland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDamion Searls\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Crime Novel of 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Mystery Book of 2023 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads \u003c\/i\u003eBest Historical Fiction and International Crime Novel of 2023 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Best Book of 2023 - \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An eerily lyrical tour de force . . . [A] horrific, sustained portrait of a traumatized human soul.\" --\u003cb\u003eTom Nolan, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Kielland plumbs Belle's inner life through jaggedly rhythmic prose, where what should be obvious is sometimes opaque and what's often shrouded -- female rage -- takes center stage.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Sarah Weinman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This fascinating, off-kilter novel about a female serial killer is an unexpectedly thrilling read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Karl Ove Knausgård, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Struggle \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the true story of Norwegian maid turned Midwestern farmwife Belle Gunness, the first female serial killer in American history. \u003ci\u003eMy Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a fictional account of one broken woman's descent into inescapable madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong thousands of other Norwegian immigrants seeking freedom, Brynhild St rset emigrated to the American Upper Midwest in the late nineteenth century, changing her name and her life. As Bella, later Belle Gunness, she came in search of not only fortune and true faith but, most of all, love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Victoria Kielland, a rising star of Norwegian literature, comes \u003ci\u003eMy Men\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary reimagining of the harrowing true story of Belle Gunness, who slowly but irreversibly turned to senseless murder for release from her pain, becoming America's first known female serial killer. In pursuit of her American Dream, Kielland's Belle grows increasingly alienated, ruthless, and perversely compelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaw, visceral, and altogether hypnotic, \u003ci\u003e My Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a brutal yet radically empathetic glimpse into the world of a woman consumed by desire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria Kielland's first book, the 2013 short prose collection \u003ci\u003eI Lyngen (In the Heather)\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Tarjei Vesaas debutant prize. In 2016, Kielland's first novel \u003ci\u003eDammyr (Marsh Pond)\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Youth Critics' Prize and the literary committee of the Norwegian Authors' Union awarded her the Norwegian Booksellers' primary writer's scholarship. \u003ci\u003eMy Men \u003c\/i\u003eis her breakthrough novel, published to rave reviews in Norway in 2021, as well as a huge international success with more foreign sales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695276199999,"sku":"9781662602993","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/30804ca12bf2687c27b0bc7ee57d9b49.webp?v=1765003236","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/my-men-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}