16 must-read fiction books like Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth

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Is Mother Dead

By: Vigdis Hjorth

3.80

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middle-aged artis…

"Den första sång jag höra fick, var mor som grät vid vaggan"

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

"Det händer att det som inte sker är det viktigaste som händer en dag"

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

"We all carry our mothers like a hole in our souls, small or big, living or dead."

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

"A mother can never be an ordinary human being to her children, and I am one of her children."

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

If you liked the fiction plot in Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth , here is a list of 16 books like this:

1. Pyre

By: பெருமாள் முருகன் , Aniruddhan Vasudevan

3.91

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

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2. Fri vilje

By: None

4.00

Format: 290 pages,

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3. Boulder

By: Eva Baltasar

3.89

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

La protagonista d'aquesta novel·la és una dona atreta per la solitud com per un imant. Es guanya la… read more

Similar categories in Eva Baltasar's Boulder book and Vigdis Hjorth's Is Mother Dead

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Los niños pequeños tienen ese poder, imponen su alegría al malestar ordinario de los adultos."

-Eva Baltasar, Boulder

"Y sin embargo he descubierto que no se puede columpiar a un hijo sin sonreír. Lo he intentado y es imposible. Los niños pequeños tienen ese poder, imponen su alegría al malestar ordinario de los adul…"

-Eva Baltasar, Boulder

"I listen with all five senses, I listen to her with my entire body, with everything but my heart, which feels like it wants to thrash the hell out of me. This wasn't part of our plan. The truth is we…"

-Eva Baltasar, Boulder

"But all this tunneling has opened rifts through which the captive parts of me have started to emerge. I realize that I am smoke, that the things that define me rise as they would up a chimney, probin…"

-Eva Baltasar, Boulder

Cover of Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

4. Kairos

By: Jenny Erpenbeck

3.46

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende de… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos book and Vigdis Hjorth's Is Mother Dead

  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"She would like a shallow life, swift and shallow, till some day she can start again. Get through her time fast until then. And when will that be? Then."

-Jenny Erpenbeck, Kairos

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5. Om udregning af rumfang I

By: Solvej Balle

3.71

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

''Om udregning af rumfang I'' er første del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele, der hører til i genr… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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6. Jävla karlar

By: Andrev Walden

4.07

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

"En gång hade jag sju pappor på sju år. Det här är berättelsen om de åren. Om något låter påhittat … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
"Min pappa är indian och nu ska jag berätta det för blomma."

-Andrev Walden, Jävla karlar

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7. Systrarna

By: Jonas Hassen Khemiri

4.19

Format: 722 pages, Hardcover

"Första gången jag hörde talas om Mikkolasystrarna var jag fem eller sex år gammal, jag satt på var… read more

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  • audiobook
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Details

By: Ia Genberg

3.90

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

An acclaimed Swedish author makes her English language debut with this intoxicating novel in the ve… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
"La fiducia resta lettera morta, se non la si sente nelle ossa."

-Ia Genberg, The Details

"L'io , o meglio, il cosidetto "io", non è altro che questo: ciò che resta delle persone a cui ci siamo stretti."

-Ia Genberg, The Details

"La vita mi ha regalato la mia buona dose di magia, e il più delle volte è successo all'incontro con gli altri. Lì c'è qualcosa. Lì, soltanto lì."

-Ia Genberg, The Details

"Per i morti la successione del tempo non ha importanza, l'unica cosa che conta sono i dettagli, la densità, il come e il cosa e tutto ciò che riguarda il chi."

-Ia Genberg, The Details

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9. Is Mother Dead

By: Vigdis Hjorth

3.80

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middle-aged artis… read more

Similar categories in Vigdis Hjorth's Is Mother Dead book and Vigdis Hjorth's Is Mother Dead

  • literary fiction
  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • novels
  • adult
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
"Den första sång jag höra fick, var mor som grät vid vaggan"

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

"Det händer att det som inte sker är det viktigaste som händer en dag"

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

"We all carry our mothers like a hole in our souls, small or big, living or dead."

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

"A mother can never be an ordinary human being to her children, and I am one of her children."

-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead

Cover of Ya casi no me acuerdo by Clara Morales

10. Ya casi no me acuerdo

By: Clara Morales

4.24

Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition

Podemos intentar convencernos de que recordar es un acto inofensivo, como buscar en un localizar l… read more

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Cover of Cuerpos para odiar by Claudia Rodríguez

11. Cuerpos para odiar

By: Claudia Rodríguez

4.15

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Cuerpos para odiar es un retrato crudo, auténtico y conmovedor de la vida de las travestis, exponie… read more

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12. Questo è il mio sangue

By: Élise Thiébaut

3.91

Format: 216 pages, ebook

Perché ancora oggi le mestruazioni sono un argomento di cui ci si vergogna, che discrimina le donne… read more

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"Ma dalla più povera alla più ricca, dalla più ignorante alla più istruita, le mestruazioni restano ancora oggi il tabù numero uno, inserito nella Top Ten delle cose la cui esistenza si accenna sottov…"

-Élise Thiébaut, Questo è il mio sangue

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13. The Birthday Party

By: Laurent Mauvignier

3.75

Format: 454 pages, Paperback

A painter contends with the ghosts of the French countryside in a psychological literary thriller b… read more

Similar categories in Laurent Mauvignier's The Birthday Party book and Vigdis Hjorth's Is Mother Dead

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • novels
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14. What I'd Rather Not Think About

By: Jente Posthuma

3.77

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can’t live without t… read more

Similar categories in Jente Posthuma's What I'd Rather Not Think About book and Vigdis Hjorth's Is Mother Dead

  • literary fiction
  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • adult
"Cracks in the ground aren't always visible to the naked eye. Every movement has the potential to take you down."

-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About

"This was shocking to me, because if the oldest person I knew understood even less about the world than I did, then how was it possible that other adults had all the answers? And what was the point of…"

-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About

"To be a natural presence, you shouldn't take up too much space, which I always found easy at the beginning of a friendship. It felt nice to reshape myself into precisely the right format until the mo…"

-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About

Cover of My Work by Olga Ravn

15. My Work

By: Olga Ravn

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

In this radical, funny, and mercilessly honest novel about motherhood, Anna is utterly lost after g… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
Cover of Natten by Sara Gordan

16. Natten

By: Sara Gordan

3.97

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

”Det kommer en punkt där allt är gjort och ingenting finns kvar utom natten. Du lever eller är död,… read more

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  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • audiobook
Cover of Standing Heavy by Gauz

17. Standing Heavy

By: Gauz

3.58

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Initially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile. The securit… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé

18. The Gospel According to the New World

By: Maryse Condé

3.02

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A miracle baby is born on Easter Sunday, rumored to be the child of God. Award-winning Caribbean au… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar by Amanda Svensson

19. Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar

By: Amanda Svensson

3.54

Format: 548 pages, Hardcover

Först kom Sebastian, sen kom Clara, sen kom Matilda. Sen kom kalabaliken när en pappa kände för att… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
Cover of Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi

20. Ninth Building

By: Zou Jingzhi

3.69

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"Ninth Building" is a fascinating collection of vignettes drawn from Zou Jingzhi’s experience growi… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
Cover of La península de las casas vacías by David Uclés

21. La península de las casas vacías

By: David Uclés

4.47

Format: 700 pages, Paperback

UNA NOVELA SOBRE TODA LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA EN CLAVE DE REALISMO MÁGICO. La historia de un so… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction

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3.89

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Jenny Erpenbeck

3.46

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3.71

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Andrev Walden

4.07

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3.82

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Stacken

Annika Norlin

4.16

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Själens telegraf

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3.67

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