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See You Tomorrow
is an exceptional novel, as incredible as it is realistic, written with an explosive force and a pulsating passion for Balzac. A majestic page-turner!’ Karl Ove Knausgård

‘Tore Renberg is one of Norway’s finest young writers’ Jo Nesbø


See You Tomorrow
is an intense, riotous, funny, sexy and thrilling book, full of grit and truth. There is not a single boring sentence. This is a full voltage blast of a novel and Tore Renberg is a
great
writer’ Matt Haig

‘The greatest storyteller of his generation’
Aftenposten

‘A knockout story … in 600 pages, Renberg unveils a story that drives the reader to surrender’
Fædrelandsvennen


See you Tomorrow
makes most Norwegian contemporary literature taste like watery tea, and Norwegian crime authors’ prose about as elegant and smooth as the Norwegian football team playing against Argentina’
Aftenposten

‘Renberg is one of the most significant epic poets of Norwegian contemporary literature. His ability to read the pulse of a social set, the spirit of an age and an absolutely credible cast of characters is first grade’
Tønsberg Blad

‘600 pages of pure energy … a charming cock-and-bull story filled with love for twisted criminals, hormonal teenagers and the oil city Stavanger … this is a novel with momentum. It’s entertaining, alternately funny and thrilling’
Dagsavisen

‘A strikingly accurate portrayal of Stavanger’s underside … a collective novel where all participants are portrayed equally clearly, equally credibly and with equal care.
See You Tomorrow
is impressive in every aspect – from its composition, language and credibility to its wit, palette, multiple crescendos. The research for this book must have taken a year of his life’
Adresseavisen

‘Rare linguistic energy, powerful progress and a delightful combination of humour and rawness … a highlight in Renberg’s authorship … a juicy linguistic orgy fit to be consumed in large quantities’
Hamar Arbeiderblad

‘An author with a literary expression, a human colorfulness, a life-giving love for speed and pace and a completely outrageous devotion to the characters described. One surfs incomprehensibly easily and effortlessly from one situation to another. Not least because the language is so unique and rude, with slang in the most surprising combinations. It is a magnificent book’
Kristeligt Dagblad

See You Tomorrow
is an achievement in technical power. In vital, maximalist prose, the characters’ perspectives change in a weaving movement, slowly taking us to an amazing crescendo … new, fresh and heartfelt’
Expressen

‘A criminal power performance.
See You Tomorrow
is 600 pages of maximalism, not to mention a virtualistic tour de force, which at its best is crushing proof of how productively far you can reach beyond grey standard prose’
Aftenposten

‘An action-packed cross between youth novel and thriller … an arresting novel where Renberg shows off his best side … suspenseful from the first till last page’
Bergens Tidende

‘Wow, what a novel! … Renberg’s pitch-black novel from Stavanger is filled with momentum, brutality, humour, poetry and musicality. Renberg possesses a formidable talent for storytelling – a novel of remarkable tempo and drive, and a horror-like ending, grotesque to the point where it becomes comic’
Dagbladet

‘A knockout story … In 600 pages, Renberg unveils a story that drives the reader to surrender’
Fædrelandsvennen

See You Tomorrow

Tore Renberg

Translated from the Norwegian by Seán Kinsella

Contents
  1. Maps
  2. Title Page
  3. TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
  4. 1.
    666 (Pål)
  5. 2.
    DO YOU WANT ME? (Sandra)
  6. 3.
    VIVA LA VIDA (Rudi)
  7. 4.
    THEY’RE SO BLOODY GORGEOUS (Daniel William)
  8. 5.
    AMY LEE (Tiril)
  9. 6.
    YOU CAN HAVE ME (Sandra)
  10. 7.
    LOVE (Rudi)
  11. 8.
    DEVIL’S TREASURES (Daniel William)
  12. 9.
    MY SNATCHPUSS 4 EVER (Cecilie)
  13. 10.
    HE WALKS INTO THE PITCH DARKNESS (Pål)
  14. 11.
    O LORD (Daniel William)
  15. 12.
    THAT WAS KIND OF WEIRD (Malene)
  16. 13
    . I’M COMING NOW (SANDRA)
  17. 14.
    FOG (Rudi)
  18. 15.
    A WOMAN DRESSED IN JEANS AND A LONG-SLEEVED SWEATER WALKS ACROSS A YARD (Jan Inge)
  19. 16.
    INDEPENDENT THOUGHTS (Tiril)
  20. 17.
    IT’S A SUN BULLET (Daniel William)
  21. 18.
    HOLY DIVER (Pål)
  22. 19.
    IF IT WAS A KITTEN (Cecilie)
  23. 20.
    IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? (Sandra)
  24. 21.
    GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN (Rudi)
  25. 22.
    DAD’S SHOES (Malene)
  26. 23. LIKE THIS? LIKE THIS? LIKE THIS? (Daniel William)
  27. 24.
    SAY GOOD NIGHT TO THE GIRLS (Pål)
  28. 25.
    A LOW FRIGGING GIRLY THING TO PULL (Tiril)
  29. 26.
    SHE BRUSHES OFF LEAVES, GRASS AND MOULD (Sandra)
  30. 27.
    VOLVO (Jan Inge)
  31. 28.
    TITANIUM (Malene)
  32. 29.
    HERE’S TO YOU MR HEDGEHOG (Cecilie)
  33. 30.
    THEY’RE TAKING OVER THE WHOLE WORLD (Daniel William)
  34. 31.
    § 196 (Tong)
  35. WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER
  36. 32.
    Morning at the Home of the Criminals (Jan Inge)
  37. 33.
    SOCKS ON TOP OF THE STOVE (Pål)
  38. 34.
    CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? (Sandra)
  39. 35.
    A TIME-HONOURED CLASSIC IN THE BUSINESS (Rudi)
  40. 36.
    HIT HARD (Daniel William)
  41. 37.
    GO NEAR THE DEVIL (Malene)
  42. 38.
    I’D DO FUCKING ANYTHING FOR YOU (Cecilie)
  43. 39.
    I’VE GONE AND DONE SOMETHING REALLY STUPID (Sandra)
  44. 40.
    BEVERLY HINNA (Jan Inge)
  45. 41.
    AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RECORD SHOP?! (Rudi)
  46. 42.
    I’VE GOT YOU NOW (Veronika)
  47. 43.
    A RAGING TORRENT IN THE HEAD (Daniel William)
  48. 44.
    BUNNY’S LITTLE BROTHER (Tiril)
  49. 45.
    MARIERO BEAUTY (Cecilie)
  50. 46.
    RAINING BLOOD (Daniel William)
  51. 47.
    PAIN (Sandra)
  52. 48.
    A FRIEND WITH A VAN (Jan Inge)
  53. 49.
    ADD TO CART (Pål)
  54. 50.
    LUDVIG NILSEN AND ALBERT JENSEN (Rudi)
  55. 51.
    MALENE UNDRESSES (Malene)
  56. 52.
    BUNNY’S BIG BROTHER (Tiril)
  57. 53.
    THE TRANQUILITY OF MOTÖRHEAD (Cecilie)
  58. 54.
    YOU NEED TO BREATHE EASY (Sandra)
  59. 55.
    GIRLS’ MEETING (Tiril)
  60. 56.
    SNIFFED LIGHTER FUEL AND LISTENED TO LATE-NIGHT RADIO (Jan Inge)
  61. 57.
    WENDY, DARLING, LIGHT OF MY LIFE (Cecilie)
  62. 58.
    ALTERED STATE (Pål)
  63. 59.
    DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO I AM? HM? DO YOU? (Daniel William)
  64. 60.
    INTERNATIONAL EMOTION (Tiril)
  65. 61.
    BRILLIANT, SPOFFI! THIS IS GOING TO WORK LIKE A DREAM! (Rudi)
  66. 62.
    HONEY (Malene)
  67. 63.
    Y-E-A-H-W-E-A-R-E-J-U-S-T-F-I-X-I-N-G-O-U-R-S-E-L-V-E-S-A-C-O-U-P-L-E-O-F-S-A-N-D-W-I-C-H-E-S-H-E-R-E-T-H-A-T-S-F-I-N-E (Veronika)
  68. 64.
    ME AND TOMMY POGO, MADLAVOLL SCHOOL 1983 (Rudi)
  69. 65.
    PRAYER (Sandra)
  70. 66.
    0162 (Tong)
  71. THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
  72. 67.
    SHELLEY WAS RIGHT (Sandra)
  73. 68.
    MUMMY’S JUST TALKING RUBBISH (Cecilie)
  74. 69.
    MORNING IN THE HOME OF A FATHER OF TWO TEENAGERS (Pål)
  75. 70.
    THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT (Veronika)
  76. 71.
    MOON AND SUN, WIND AND CLOUDS, SISTER AND BROTHER, DEATH ENSHROUDS (Jan Inge)
  77. 72.
    THEY’RE SO PERFECT, THOSE TITS OF YOURS (Daniel William)
  78. 73.
    TOUGH JESUS (Sandra)
  79. 74.
    KEIN PROBLEM, MEIN SOHN (Rudi)
  80. 75.
    I SPIT-ROAST MY OWN SQUIRRELS HERE (Tiril)
  81. 76.
    SAME OLD SAME OLD (Cecilie)
  82. 77.
    YOUR OWN FIRE (Veronika)
  83. 78.
    DAD ALWAYS SAYS IT WHEN HE SMACKS US AROUND (Tiril)
  84. 79.
    BUNNY (Jan Inge)
  85. 80.
    GREEN LIGHT (Tong)
  86. 81.
    IT FEELS AS THOUGH HIS FEET ARE LEAVING THE GROUND (Pål)
  87. 82.
    FINE YOUNG PEOPLE (Malene)
  88. 83.
    THE BOTNEVASS GANG (Jan Inge)
  89. 84.
    THEY CAME FROM THE FOREST (Sandra)
  90. 85.
    WHENEVER WE VISIT GRANNY ON FURRAS GATE SHE ALWAYS GIVES US ELDERFLOWER CORDIAL AND IT’S THE BEST IN THE WORLD (Rudi)
  91. 86.
    HE DEALS WITH IT (Daniel William)
  92. 87.
    SCRAT (Tiril)
  93. 88.
    RUDI HOLDS A SPEECH ON THE EAST SIDE OF STOKKAVANN LAKE (Cecilie)
  94. 89.
    IT’LL BE A REAL BLAST (Pål)
  95. 90.
    WE SEND HELENE CHRISTMAS GREETINGS EVERY YEAR IN CONTEMPT of THAT MANGY MONGEREL OF A FATHER SHE HAD (Jan Inge)
  96. 91.
    KINDA LOOKS LIKE A WAY OUT (Shaun)
  97. 92.
    ONCE IT WAS YOU AND ME (Pål)
  98. 93.
    NANCY ROSE BOTNEVASS (Rudi)
  99. 94.
    THAT’S NOT GOING TO BRING YOU AROUND (Tiril)
  100. 95.
    ELECTRA (Tong)
  101. 96.
    DANIEL’S WISH (Daniel William)
  102. 97.
    SHALL WE MAKE A START? (Jan Inge)
  103. 98.
    SHE CARRIES HER OWN WEIGHT (Malene)
  104. 99.
    STRAIGHT TO VIDEO (Jan Inge)
  105. 100.
    SIBLING LOVE (Cecilie)
  106. 101.
    PURE METAL (Daniel William)
  107. 102.
    SING SONGS OF PRAISE (Sandra)
  108. 103.
    SOIL WITH LEAVES ON (Veronika)
  109. 104.
    SILLY DADDY (Pål)
  110. 105.
    LURA TURISTHEIM? DOLLY’S PIZZA? HINNA BISTRO? (Rudi)
  111. SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
  112. 106.
    CHANGE
  113. Acknowledgements
  114. About the Author
  115. About the Translator
  116. Copyright

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