Summary
Hanne Orstavik: Ti Amo
The novel *Ti Amo* brings a new, deeply personal approach because it is based on the author's experience and the loss of her husband who died of cancer. Dealing with the topic of loss, the author draws readers into the experience that many live in solitude. Because the book is written and set in the early months of 2020, its themes of loss and suffering are particularly appropriate for a period of global grief. The book was published with the support of the "Creative Europe" program of the European Union.
Faced with the loss that awaits her, the narrator draws readers into her rich inner world, presented as a collage of beautiful memories and painful present. The inevitable has not yet happened, but it is constantly floating in the air as a warning and reminder that every moment should be filled with life. "I love you" in this book is not just a spoken phrase. It is a call to life, a mantra that binds us to it, a flag that must not fall and which we persistently wave to show that we are still here. I love you. We tell each other that all the time. We say this to avoid saying something else. What else? You: I'm going to die. Me: Don't leave me. Me: I don't know what to do. Before: I don't know what I'll do without you. When you're gone. Now: I don't know what to do with these days, with this time in which death looms in everything.
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