{"product_id":"melancholy-i-ii","title":"Melancholy I-II","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelancholy I-II is a fictional invocation of the nineteenth-century Norwegian artist Lars Hertervig, who painted luminous landscapes, suffered mental illness and died poor in 1902. In this wild, feverish narrative, Jon Fosse delves into Hertervig's mind as the events of one day precipitate his mental breakdown. A student of Hans Gude at the Academy of Art in Dusseldorf, Hertervig is paralyzed by anxieties about his talent and is overcome with love for Helene Winckelmann, his landlady's daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked by inspiring lyrical flights of passion and enraged sexual delusions, Hertervig's fixation on Helene persuades her family that he must leave. Oppressed by hallucinations and with nowhere to go, Hertervig shuttles between a cafe, where he endures the mockery of his more sophisticated classmates, and the Winckelmann's apartment, which he desperately tries to re-enter - a limbo state which leads him inexorably into a state of madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003e Published: UK, 2023\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions\u003cbr\u003e Pages: 360\u003cbr\u003e Language: English\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 13: 9781804270301\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 10: 180427030X\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon Fosse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44478902370570,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9781804270301.jpg?v=1680514752","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/melancholy-i-ii","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}