Vaim Audiobook in a Card

PREORDER: AVAILABLE FROM 10TH OF FEB

Jon Fosse’s Vaim, his first novel since receiving the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, is now available as an Audiobook in a Card, offering a thoughtful way to share a powerful work of contemporary fiction.

Jatgeir has come from Vaim to the big city, Bjørgvin, on his wooden boat, Eline, named after the long-lost love of his teenage years. He intends to buy a needle and thread to sew a button but he is cheated, twice. That night, while sleeping on his boat, he hears a familiar voice: unexpectedly, it is Eline, who wants to come home to Vaim with him. She leaves a note for her husband Frank, packs her bags and runs away while he is out fishing. VAIM, Jon Fosse’s first novel since he received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, is the story of this triangle, a novel about little boats and big boats, love and death, passive men and an incredibly determined woman.
And all, of course, was strange...

This audiobook is narrated by Toby Jones, acclaimed British actor known for films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Hunger Games, and the Captain America series, as well as award-winning television roles including Alfred Hitchcock in The Girl. His performance brings clarity to the novel’s shifting perspectives and understated tension. The English translation is by Damion Searls, whose long collaboration with Fosse preserves the author’s unique tone.

Each card includes space for a handwritten message and is produced in Great Britain using 100% recycled card, making it ready to post or hand-deliver. Inside, a QR code unlocks the complete audiobook through the Spiracle experience, with clear instructions for listening.

A thoughtful gift for birthdays, Father's Day, Mother's Day and special occasions, this Audiobook in a Card edition of Vaim will appeal to readers drawn to powerful literary fiction, Nobel Prize–winning authors, translated fiction, and novels that explore love, absence, and human connection.

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes
Narrator: Toby Jones