2026
Posthumous novel by one of Norway's greatest contemporary writers.
What really goes on in a human mind? And what remains when those around you disappear?
Two men are walking on familiar paths in Oslo. They are the last remnants of a group of eight friends who grew up under a maple tree in a courtyard in Eastern Oslo. Now they are trying to clean up their own stories. But a long life has left inexorable traces.
Delirium is a story about friendship and loneliness, love and loss, the forgotten and the remembered.
"… a brilliant book about ageing (...) the alternation between these perspectives is one of its greatest strengths, not least in the dialogues with site manager Zbigniew and café host Ibrahim. I would have loved to quote the dialogues (...) they are outstanding—on par with Jacobsen’s best."
"Candid and free on what matters most (...) Delirium is full of sentences that stand up to being read more than once (...)
Moving, but also witty. Warm, wise, and sharp. And told with a certain reckless flair in a jazzy, improv style."
"A dark and moving tale of death and decay that warms the heart – and reminds us of the author's greatness (...) a joy to read, with subtext bubbling with reflections, philosophical musings, and, not least, subtle humor."
Roy Jacobsen
Lina Hindrum
