“This Heartfelt Miniature Novel Stands in a Class of Its Own”

Ingunn Økland revisits “In Spring,” a novel she describes as a heartfelt miniature that stands in a class of its own.

She asks whether the book has faded with time because its writing once felt so close to reality. Her answer is no: she says she experiences its strong qualities again when opening the novel today.

At the same time, Økland says parts of the novel have shifted over the years. Other writers have referred to it, adding new movement to the way the book can be read.

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Has the book faded with the years, given that the authorship was so close to reality at the time? No, I relive the strong qualities when I now open “In Spring” again. But several aspects of the novel have moved over time, among them the fact that other authors have referred to it.