Lars Christensen Books

Lars Saabye Christensen is a gifted storyteller, a narrator whose imagination is as grounded as it is inventive. His work oscillates between poetic imagery and ingenious incident, conveyed in supple metropolitan language and slang that never feels artificial. His protagonists possess a significant degree of self-irony, and their narratives often evoke comparisons to the black humor of Woody Allen. Yet, beneath the vibrancy of his portrayals, a lurking melancholy is always present.