Kjersti A. Skomsvold was born in Oslo in 1979. She is the author of several novels, including Jo fortere jeg går, jo mindre er jeg (The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am).
‘Waking is now worse than falling asleep, I didn’t think that was possible.’ Translated from the Norwegian by Becky L. Crook.
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