{"product_id":"present-tense-machine-paperback","title":"Present Tense Machine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGunnhild Øyehaug\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An ingenious pocket universe.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Caitlin Horrocks, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gunnhild  yehaug is a magician of the highest rank.\" --Catherine Lacey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an ordinary day in Bergen, Norway, in the late 1990s, Anna is reading in the garden while her two-year-old daughter, Laura, plays on her tricycle. Then, in one startling moment, Anna misreads a word, an alternate universe opens up, and Laura disappears. Twenty years or so later, life has gone on as if nothing happened. In each of the women's lives, however, something is not quite right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth Anna and Laura continue to exist, but they are invisible to each other and forgotten in each other's worlds. Both are writers and amateur pianists. Both are married; Anna had two more children after Laura disappeared, and Laura is expecting a child of her own. They worry about their families, their jobs, the climate--and whether this reality is all there is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the exquisite, wistful, slyly profound \u003ci\u003ePresent Tense Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, Gunnhild  yehaug delivers another dazzling renovation of what fiction can do, a testament to the fact that language shapes the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGunnhild Øyehaug \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning Norwegian poet, essayist, and fiction writer. FSG has published her story collection \u003ci\u003eKnots\u003c\/i\u003e as well as her novel \u003ci\u003eWait, Blink\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eWomen in Oversized Men's Shirts\u003c\/i\u003e. Øyehaug lives in Bergen, where she teaches creative writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and grew up bilingual. She has a BA in Scandinavian studies and an MA in translation. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Håkon Øvreås and illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, won the 2020 Mildred L. Batchelder Award. Before becoming a translator, she worked in theater in London and Oslo.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.24 x 4.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691849519167,"sku":"9781250862983","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b518456d826c7e7eded2b9a98460e1f2.webp?v=1764993423","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/present-tense-machine-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}