When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl's Book by Aidt, Naja Marie

An unflinchingly raw and lyrical exploration of a mother's grief and how it transforms her relationship to time, reality, and language. Longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for TranslationIn March 2015, Naja Marie Aidt's twenty-five-year-old son, Carl, died in a tragic accident. When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back chronicles the few first years after that devastating phone call. It is at once a sober account of life after losing a child and an exploration of the language of poetry, loss, and love.Intensely moving, When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back explores what is it to be a family, what it is to love and lose, and what it is to treasure life in spite of death's indomitable resolve.Author: Naja Marie AidtPublisher: Coffee House PressPublished: 09/03/2019Pages: 152Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.80h x 5.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9781566895606Award: National Book Awards - NomineeAward: Kirkus Prize - FinalistReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 06/15