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▶FictionNovelsRonnie M.A.G. LarsenPolaroidPolaroidDuring four weeks of summer, Oslo had reachedboiling point and the wind died down. HenryMoan is a piano tuner, who grew up and lived inthe street called Therese’s Street. He has used histalents to improve the performances of amateursand enhance the brilliance to the virtuosi. Oneday, his boss dies and Henry realises that he is nowwithin reach of fulfilling his lifelong dream to leaveand move to Salzburg. All he needs to do is to shutand sell the piano shop and visit his mother, nowgnarled and brown like an old apple core.And yes, get a grip on what really happened toSlampen, find a good home for his budgerigarLouis, register as sick, avoid falling in love, reportwell again, scatter his boss’ ashes over Oslo, sell his flat, keep his golden contract with the OsloConcert Hall on the boil, have a dram of the best whisky, discuss life with the diseased ChetBaker and, above all, enjoy that good night’s sleep he hasn’t had for a long time.▶ BACKLISTOffa (Offa), 2008.‘Lots of warmth and humor in a folkloristic description from themouth of the sea.’Dagbladet‘… a debut novel with a rich selection of ironical-humoristiccharacteristics and observations. The descriptions are precise andprobably painfully recognizable to many.’Bergens Tidende28Ronnie M.A.G. Larsen (1971–) grew up on the Island ofGiske in Sunnmøre on the west coast. In 2008, his first book cameout, the short story collection Offa. Ronnie has trained as a filmdirector and script writer, and played percussion in the band TheMargarets.Photo: Thomas Brun