In Memories of Choking (Kvelningsminner) we meet people who have to send their loved ones away to institutions, and wefollow them in their search to recognise the core value of every human being.Eivind Hofstad Evjemo writes about the big questions of life, death, thetribulations of old age, and the plight of people with multiple handicaps andtheir relatives trying to make sense of the world.
No other author describes the great themes in the struggle of daily lifeas Eivind Hofstad Evjemo does.
“Very few writes this tenderly about sorrowand care that Eivind Hofstad Evjemo does.”
Dagbladet
“Memories of Chocking become even better uponre-reading, with many rewarding turns of insight and empathy.”
Stavanger Aftenblad
“One of the best young writers of Norway writes outstanding poetryabout the weak and painful parts of the welfare state. (...) This book makes agreat impression, increasing by every re-read.”
Klassekampen
