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Vigdis Hjorth

Vigdis Hjorth is a Norwegian writer. Her most recent novel, Gjentakelsen (Repetition), was published by Cappelen Damm in August 2023. Her next title in English translation will be If Only, published in August 2024.

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Repetition

Vigdis Hjorth

‘The people she longed to be understood by, the ones at whom her anxious hope was pinned, were her parents.’

Fiction by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund.

Fiction | Issue 166
Fiction | Issue 166

And That’s How I Became a Woman

Vigdis Hjorth

‘Finn Lykke opened the door wearing jeans and a freshly-ironed, white shirt, he had made an effort.’

Fiction by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund.

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