The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am Kjersti A. Skomsvold
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

It's getting dark, I'm trying to concentrate on something useful, and the only thing that matters now is to figure out what my last words will be. The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am ~ by Kjersti A. The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am. Thoughts and opinions about literature and art I'm liable to change. Book Review: The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am by Kjersti A. Did you know that Buddha loved the banana plant because of its meaninglessness? Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold portrays with absurd insight the horrible and fascinating aspects of nearing death. The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am, Kjersti A. At around 140 smallish pages, The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am is not much more than a novella, really, but it tackles big themes like aging, mortality, and the loneliness of the human condition. Skomsvold, The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am 28 Michel Houellebecq, The Map and the Territory 29 Andrew Miller, Pure 30 Sjón, From the Mouth of the Whale 31 Tommy Wieringa, Little Caesar/Caesarion. A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I am by Kjersti A. Skomsvold (Translated by Kerri A. A “literary tragicomic” that is translated from Norwegian. Skomsvold; Caesarion, by Tommy Wieringa. The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am is a macabre twist on the notion that life “must be lived to the fullest.” *************************************** Overall Impression: 2/5. Weird at first, then completely bland. By Julie Otsuka; The Tragedy of Arthur, by Arthur Phillips; Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell; From the Mouth of the Whale, by Sjón; The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am, by Kjersti A. Two of the shortlisted novels were first novels: Kevin Barry's City of Bohane and Kjersti Skomsvold's The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am. Skomsvold; translated by Kerri A.