Not People I can Depend on
Ikke mennesker jeg kan regne med
One day, after twenty years of marriage, Svein stood in front of the microwave and declared he no longer had feelings for me. It was 2014, and he probably still thinks I never gave him enough love and that’s why the relationship ended. More people probably believe his version than mine, too, but that’s because his sphere of influence has been bigger: There’s much more traffic at Autopartner than at the municipal office.
Not People I Can Depend On is about Linda Hansen, a mother of two and a municipal employee. It’s a novel about realizing that your husband is chasing after Veronika Hagen, the only woman in the village with a modicum of glamor. It’s a book about pride, shame — and a growing desire for revenge.
Nominated for the 2024 Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize and the 2024 Listeners’ Novel Prize
‘[…] a novel worth the wait. With it, Kyrre Andreassen achieves the magical thing that literature can do at its best: It makes us who read it reflect upon our own lives.’
NRK
‘There is something liberating to it when Andreassen breathes life into the little devil that reside within many of us.’
Vårt Land
‘Bitter, furious and exceedingly funny novel from Kyrre Andreassen.’
Dagens Næringsliv
‘[Andreassen’s] characteristic style is just as energetic in this year’s novel. With a wonderful, exuberant vocabulary, Andreassen gorges in the flaws of people and small-town communities. He takes the pulse of Norwegian everyday life with stylistic elegance.’
Aftenposten
