Life is beautiful and amazing! Everything will be fine! - Nina, the heroine of the novel “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Existence,” assures us. The sea is noisy, the sun is shining, wine is flowing like a river, the celebration of life does not stop for a moment. Let's rejoice, get drunk, tear off our shirts, and wake up in the morning in the rhododendron bushes! Aching and piercing happiness from the short Norwegian summer, the sea and the sun, the crunch of mussels underfoot and the joy of life in literally everything: from the silent contemplation of harsh stones to gastronomic chaos - that's what this book is about. Norwegian writer Vigdis Hjort knows the secret to a happy life. If you want to get closer to understanding the most important advantages and disadvantages of existence, this book is for you.