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The Calf, Leif Høghaug. 2019. – lønningspils

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scandinavian literature: reviews, translations & independent coverage of independent books. home // reviews // about & contact Review by Ursula Carroll The Calf by Leif Høghaug, translated by David M. Smith Out Nov.11 on Fum D’Estampa, via Deep Vellum 94/100 I’s a-settin here a-thankin an’ a-writin an’ soon enuff you like’ta realize that everythang I’s a-thankin an’ a-writin… is the way that language moves on the page and in the air are two very different things. I have never seen that laid out so plainly as it is in The Calf by Leif Høghaug, translated by David M. Smith. The Calf is many things. It is a novel about memory, a novel about violence, it is a novel about trauma, but above all it is a novel about the outer limits of language. It is a novel about how far the written word can be pushed, it is a novel about the place where speech and text no longer converge, and it is one of the most satisfying books I have ever read. In rural Norway; a couple hours north of Oslo; a “mecka

The Calf, Leif Høghaug. 2019. – lønningspils Skip to content 2025-10-04 The Calf, Leif Høghaug. 2019. Review by Ursula Carroll The Calf by Leif Høghaug, translated by David M. Smith Out Nov.11 on Fum D’Estampa, via Deep Vellum 94/100 I’s a-settin here a-thankin an’ a-writin an’ soon enuff you like’ta realize that everythang I’s a-thankin an’ a-writin… is the way that language moves on the page and in the air are two very different things. I have never seen that laid out so plainly as it is in The Calf by Leif Høghaug, translated by David M. Smith. The Calf is many things. It is a novel a

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