Vindings Spiel

Norway in the sixties: The life of fifteen-year-old Aksel Vinding is thrown off course when his mother drowns in front of his eyes during a bathing excursion. In memory of her, who instilled in him a love of music, he decides to quit school and devote himself entirely to playing the piano. He immerses himself in an ambitious milieu of young artists and falls in love with the sensitive and highly talented Anja Skoog. Sensitively and with wonderfully sensual language, Ketil Bjørnstad paints the portrait of a young pianist seeking a hold on life, telling of his musical and erotic obsessions. A novel about the difficulties of growing up - and a declaration of love for music.