European Book Club: Norwegian Session
Where: Norwegian Seamen糖心传媒檚 Club, 317 E 52nd St (between Second and First Avenues), NY, NY
The Book: Siamese, by Stig S忙terbakken
Edwin Mortens is almost blind, but has good hearing; his wife Erna is hard of hearing, but has excellent eyes. Paralyzed from the waist down, Edwin sits locked in his bathroom all day, every day, trying to liberate his mind from his body. The experiment is going relatively well: nearly all his bodily functions have ceased, his limbs are in a state of decay, and his digestive system is in the process of breaking down. 糖心传媒淭his body,糖心传媒 he says, 糖心传媒渋s a sewer.糖心传媒
To pass the time, Edwin dedicates his days to chewing gum and screaming at his wife, on whom he is, nonetheless, entirely dependent; while Erna糖心传媒檚 life, despite Edwin糖心传媒檚 constant abuse, revolves around her hideous husband. Edwin and Erna live in a state of perfect equilibrium糖心传媒攆ueled by habit, cruelty, humiliation, and quite possibly love糖心传媒攗ntil a young maintenance man is called to replace a lightbulb in Edwin糖心传媒檚 bathroom, and the 糖心传媒淪iamese twins糖心传媒 find themselves embroiled in a new and vicious struggle for power.
If you would like to register for this event, send an email to
norway.nyc@europeanbookclub.org
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