Past Habitual Norwegian Literature Series Her first book

Her first book

"The Barnum Museum is quintessential Millhauser: it exemplifies his interest in microcosms (dioramas

the characters’ destiny seems—almost—preordained

Works is another of Eduoard Levé's bewitching reconceptions of what the novel can (or should) do

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Past Habitual Norwegian Literature Series Her first bookThe narrative of Past Habitual roams through experiences both commonplace and formative; childhood play, scarlet fever, a first kiss, befriending a Nazi spy, all under the uneasy canopy of wartime Ireland. Voices move with ease from that of a young child to a German immigrant, IRA member to colloquial chatter, forming a web of interactions that lay out a centurys tensions both thoughtfully and provocatively. The narrative of Past Habitual roams