Nominated by the Embassy of Norway
National Book Award finalist Hanne Ørstavik explores passion, suffering, and loss in Ti Amo. Celebrated for her candid and sensitive prose, Ørstavik delves deeply into the mind of her narrator, creating an intimate and piercing story.
Based on Ørstavik’s own experience of losing her Italian husband to cancer, the novel reflects on grief, love, and memory. Written during the early months of 2020, it examines everyday objects, shared moments, and private rituals, capturing the fleeting yet enduring facets of life together.
In Martin Aitken’s translation, Ti Amo is a profoundly personal meditation on loss, inviting readers into the universal experience of facing death, remembrance, and what remains when everything else fades.