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The lives of an aging painter & his doppelganger converge & diverge in an elegiac meditation on our unlived lives, in the second book of the celebrated Norwegian writer's 3-volume Septology.New York Times Editors’ ChoiceAsle is an aging painter & widower who lives alone on the west coast of Norway. His only friends are his neighbor, Åsleik, a traditional fisherman-farmer, & Beyer, a gallerist who lives in the city. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter but lonely & consumed by alcohol. Asle & Asle are doppelgängers—two versions of the sameperson, two versions of the same life.In this 2nd installment of Jon Fosse’s Septology, “a major work of Scandinavian fiction” (Hari Kunzru),the two Asles meet for the first time in their youth. They look strangely alike, dress identically, & both want to be painters. At art school in Bjørgvin, Asle meets & falls in love with his future wife, Ales. Written in melodious & hypnotic “slow prose,” I is Another: Septology III-V is an exquisite metaphysical novel about love, art, God, friendship, & the passage of time.Jon Fosse was born in 1959 on the west coast of Norway & is the recipient of countless prestigious prizes, both in his native Norway & abroad. Since his 1983 fiction debut, Raudt, svart [Red, Black], Fosse has written prose, poetry, essays, short stories, children’s books, & over 40 plays, with more than a thousand productions performed & translations into 50 languages. The Other Name is the first volume in Septology, his latest prose work, to be published in 3 volumes by Fitzcarraldo Editions.Damion Searls is a translator from German, Norwegian, French, & Dutch & a writer in English. He has translated four books & a libretto by Jon Fosse – Melancholy (co-translated with Grethe Kvernes)... WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE "Fosse's portrait of intersecting lives is that rare metaphysical novel that readers will find compulsively readable."— Publishers Weekly, Starred Review The Other Name follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor, Åsleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjørgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers—two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life. I is Another calls into question concrete notions around subjectivity and the self. What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life and not another? "Fosse's portrait of intersecting lives is that rare metaphysical novel that readers will find compulsively readable."'Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewThe Other Name follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor, Asleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjrgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There, in Bjrgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers'two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life. I is Another calls into question concrete notions around subjectivity and the self. What makes us who we are' And why do we lead one life and not another' "I is Another follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor, Asleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjorgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers -- two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life. I is Another calls into question concrete notions around subjectivity and the self. What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life and not another?"-- Publisher's description "I is Another follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor, Åsleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjørgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers -- two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life. I is Another calls into question concrete notions around subjectivity and the self. What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life and not another?"--Publisher's description