{"product_id":"self-control-9781628976533","title":"Self-Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second volume in Stig S terbakken's loosely connected \"S Trilogy,\" \u003cem\u003eSelf-Control\u003c\/em\u003e moves from the dark portrait of codependent marriage featured in the acclaimed Siamese to a world of solitary loneliness and repression.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA middle-aged man, Andreas Feldt, feeling that he is unable to communicate with his adult daughter over the course of lunch, announces on an inexplicable whim that he is going to get a divorce. This impulsive lie does not only destroy Andreas' conversation with his daughter, but also puts doubt in his own mind about his own existence, shaped by routine and the people around him. Faced with this virtual invisibility--no matter what actions he takes, the world seems to take no notice--Andreas is cut adrift from the certainties of his life and forced to navigate through a society where it seems everyone is only one loss of self-control away from an explosion of dissatisfaction and rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is the awakening of a glaring suspicion of reality within our narrator's psyche, as if he has a blind spot somewhere in his memory. Is there something he has forgotten, something he does not want to, or is not capable of remembering?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17957189\"\u003eStig Sæterbakken\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628976533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628976535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC114000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Norway\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045010\"\u003eFamily Life | Marriage \u0026amp; Divorce\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStig Sæterbakken\u003c\/strong\u003e (1966-2012) became one of Norway's most critically acclaimed authors during his lifetime. His books have been compared to works by artists such as Beckett, Bernhard and Polanski. Sæterbakken's novels explore the inner life and morality of human beings. A darkness looms in his stories, yet they are written in brilliant language. Sæterbakken was also highly regarded for his essays and translations, the latter which includes three Slovak poets and Swedish writer Nikanor Teratologen. Sæterbakken had a powerful, often controversial, voice in literary debates and actively sought out taboos, both in the public eye and his own writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeán Kinsella\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a Master in Philosophy in literary translation from Trinity College, Dublin. Kinsella has translated Norwegian crime novels by Stig Sæterbakken, Frode Grytten, Tore Renberg, and Bjarte Breiteig into English, as well as a selection of short stories by Kjell Askildsen, \u003cem\u003eEverything Like Before\u003c\/em\u003e (2020). He lives in Norway with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533156913327,"sku":"9781628976533","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/9781628976533.jpg?v=1790357413","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/self-control-9781628976533","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}