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Coming. Apart.

Edy Poppy May-Brit Akerholt

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English
Miscellaneous
02 January 2026
In the stark, poetic voice that garnered her novel Anatomy. Monotony. cult status in Norwayand abroad, writer and performance artist Edy Poppy offers a vision of sexuality andalienation unlike any other.

The sharp, sensual stories of Coming. Apart. chart the unraveling of relationships in all their complexity. From rural Norway to Berlin, Edy Poppy follows characters caught between intimacy and escape

lovers who drift, clash, fracture. A couple's erotic games slip into something darker. A woman retreats to the countryside, shadowed by memory. Another navigates obsession, ambivalence, and solitude with uneasy clarity.

Written in a voice that is both visceral and exacting, Edy Poppy's first story collection movesalong the fault lines of connection and desire. Blurring fiction and lived experience, Poppyoffers a fierce meditation on what it means to stay

or leave.
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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm, 
ISBN:   9781628976281
ISBN 10:   1628976284
Series:   Norwegian Literature Series
Pages:   125
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Edy Poppy (b. 1975), grew up on a farm in B, Telemark, Norway. She moved to Montpellier when she was 17, and spent several years in France before moving to London where she worked with art, fashion, film and writing. She is the author of the novelAnatomy. Monotony., which has been translated into Italian, Finnish, German, Polish and English, as well as the short story collection Coming. Apart. and most recently the novel Iggy. Poppy has lived in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Lipari, Reykjavik, and Rio, and now calls Oslo home. May-Brit Akerholt's published translations of Norwegian works include plays, novels, and poetry collections by writers such as Henrik Ibsen, Jon Fosse, and Ruth Lillegraven. She lives in Australia, where she is a recipient of a fellowship from the Theatre Board of Australia Council.

Reviews for Coming. Apart.

“Edy Poppy is a courageous writer who dares to transgress the limits most of us set for ourselves. But she does it so playfully and with such elegance that the reader can’t resist coming along to explore forbidden realms. Anatomy. Monotony. has become a cult classic in many circles, and I see no reason why Coming. Apart. should not have the same impact.” —Elle ""Fantastic!"" —Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick ""There is a riveting, devil-may-care impulse in Poppy’s use of language and in her perspective. She explores mood nuances and emotional variations in the magnetic field between euphoric highs and pathetic lows."" —Nora Simonhjell, Morgenbladet “Coming. Apart. is a knife-edge book that confirms that women have taken over the writing of interesting short stories."" —Vidar Kvalshaug, Aftenposten ""The words flow with velvety smoothness, softly and lightly in spite of their gravity. Delightful!” —Anita Hartviksen Ravn, Rana Blad


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