In his newest novel, A Tiler\'s Afternoon , Lars Gustafsson invites us to share a day\'s work with Torsten Bergman, an aging, semi-retired tile-layer.
There are yet roads to travel after we say we cannot go on..
It sounded as if by some strange coincidence the whole world had come to life again and was trying to get in." Like Samuel Beckett, Lars Gustafsson turns the plainest of circumstances into poignant universals. "But at that moment there was a loud knocking at the door - no, more of a pounding than a knocking.
With the close of the day comes Torsten\'s growing unease over hours spent on perhaps futile labor.
No one checks on the work.
A master craftsman, he knows what to do and goes about his business, all the while reminiscing over his past, considering what may be left of his future, daydreaming about the mysterious Sophie K., the absent occupant of the villa\'s upstairs flat.
On this particular day, Torsten arrives at an empty suburban villa, partially renovated and left unfinished.
In his newest novel, A Tiler\'s Afternoon , Lars Gustafsson invites us to share a day\'s work with Torsten Bergman, an aging, semi-retired tile-layer
