Nada crece a la luz de la luna

Synopsis of Nada crece a la luz de la luna

This fascinating novel by Torborg Nedreaas, first published in Norway in 1947, is a modern Nordic classic. The story begins at a train station, where a man discovers a woman wandering alone in the night. The woman follows him to his house and offers him her body or her story. The man chooses to listen to the woman's life, and throughout the night, her desires, hopes, anxieties, and frustrations are revealed, as well as her stormy and clandestine love. The novel, set in a sensory atmosphere full of nuances, is a critique of social inequalities and an exploration of Norwegian nature.