Furthermore, I Consider that Carthage Must be Destroyed

By giving a voice to electrician Krister Larsen, Andreassen draws an intricate portrait of a main character, who breaks a long row of stereotypes. In a similar way, he revives words and expressions that would otherwise seem like archaic sayings […] A quirky and at times sardonic presentation of the Norwegian man in crisis, chronicled as a monologue by slipped-disc sufferer and electrician Krister Larsen who, after a stint of unemployment, is given the task of teaching Norwegian to foreigners. A joyous reunion after a ten-year absence with an outstanding novelist.

A tremendously well-constructed monologue composed in perfect pitch. Intelligent. Like a vulnerable, angry, tender man, who stands alone, outside of the mainstream.

There are many ways of evaluating the importance of a novel, but one parameter is whether it tells us something new that cannot be displayed in any other way. And when considered in this way, Kyrre Andreassen’s new novel scores ten out of ten.

I do not know many authors here in Norway who would be able to pull off a linguistically driven project as Andreassen does in Furthermore, I Consider That Carthage Must Be Destroyed. [...] This book is entertaining, really funny in fact, but also brutal. The brilliance of the novel - nothing less – lies within the cool but elegant transition to something darker, the more threatening and irrational aspects of the cheerful chatterbox from Drammen.