
By Bjørnar Bergem
"Revolting six dots ... Gauphosta is so far out of the envelope that I didn’t at first know how to react. After reading it twice, I love it." Hamar Arbeiderblad "Great debut novel…
"Revolting six dots ... Gauphosta is so far out of the envelope that I didn’t at first know how to react. After reading it twice, I love it." Hamar Arbeiderblad
"Great debut novel about the rawness of youth written in a heathen Hedmark dialect. An original ‘generation’ novel about the sadness and bloody mindedness of a society that is creaking under the strain. One helluva a realistic talent!" Adresseavisen
"Bergem’s novel is rabid and ugly, but it is also simple and well-told. The author has a keen eye for the power struggle between young people, whether it’s to do with creeping and fawning, or brutality and savagery."
"The novel fits into a tradition where exaggerations are used for literary effect, characterised in this case by dark, black humour and the cultivation of the evil and ugly. In a Norwegian context, it is natural to think that Bergem has gained from reading Stig Sæterbakken. Like the maestro from Lillehammer, Bergem is a linguistically solid writer who, in the midst of – or perhaps thanks to – the pitch-black existence he depicts, dishes up several memorable sentences.’’ VG