81: Nicolai Houm (The Gradual Disappearance Of Jane Ashland)

Charlie and Nicolai Houm (The Gradual Disappearance Of Jane Ashland) discuss a unique and somewhat extreme form of coping with grief, where his characterisation blends into his own writer self, and the open ending he left his readers with.

Please note that there's some swearing and mentions of suicide in this episode.

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Discussions

01:20 The starting point of loss and trauma
07:32 Jane, family, and replacing family
12:59 Jane as a writer and how she could have written the book herself
15:35 Nicolai's use of language and how his writer self is included in the book
20:51 Everything about Ulf
24:05 The significance of the musk oxen
28:14 Continuing on the musk oxen in regards to the ending of the book
31:48 How Jane's parents affected who she is
33:03 Nicolai's travels for surfing reasons and what's next