Naïve. Super
Oct 2009 · Canongate Books
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Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment.
In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. He faxes his meteorologist friend. He endlessly bounces a ball against the wall. He befriends a small boy who lives next door.
He yearns to get to the bottom of life and how best to live it.
Funny, friendly, enigmatic and frequently poignant - superbly naive.
In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. He faxes his meteorologist friend. He endlessly bounces a ball against the wall. He befriends a small boy who lives next door.
He yearns to get to the bottom of life and how best to live it.
Funny, friendly, enigmatic and frequently poignant - superbly naive.
Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment.
In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether i...
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25 reviews
Dan Fairbairn
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March 8, 2017
Disarmingly charming and enlightening. I found this book to be difficult to ignore and finished it all too quickly. I sympathise immediately with the main character, as I'm sure a lot of people do, and found he wasn't the only thing I grew to care about in the book.
Cristina Honorato-Cia
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February 18, 2025
Thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking, you really feel like you've gained a friend for life in the young protagonist. He is so relatable and his musings so entertaining.... Definitely recommend
A Google user
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February 15, 2012
AMAZING definately recommend this! Just the english translation is a bit off...
About the author
Erlend Loe, born in Trondheim (Norway) in 1969, has appeared on the stage and worked in film and video production. He has been a critic for the Worker's Newspaper, worked in a psychiatric hospital and been a substitute teacher. Naïve.Super. is his first adult book although he has written six books for children.
Erlend Loe, born in Trondheim (Norway) in 1969, has appeared on the stage and worked in film and video production. He has been a critic for the Worker's Newspaper, worked in a psychiatric hospital and been a substitute teacher. Naïve.Super. is his first adult book although he has written six book...
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