Life is wonderful and amazing! Everything will be fine! — promises Nina, the heroine of the novel “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Existence.” The sea is roaring, the sun is shining, wine flows like a river— and the celebration of life never stops for a single moment. Let’s rejoice, drink, tear our shirts off, and in the morning wake up in the bushes of rhododendrons!
This book is about the aching, piercing happiness of a short Norwegian summer, the sea and the sun, the crunch of mussels underfoot, and the joy of life in literally everything—from silent contemplation of harsh stones to gastronomic chaos.
Norwegian writer Vigdís Yort knows the secret of a happy life. If you want to come closer to understanding the most important advantages and disadvantages of existence, this book is for you.