Novel 11, Book 18 - Dag Solstad

Bjrn Hansen, a respectable town treasurer, has just turned 50 and is horrified by the thought that chance has ruled his life. Eighteen years ago he left his wife and their two-year-old son for his mistress, who persuaded him to start afresh in a small, provincial town and to dabble in amateur dramatics. But as time passes, this relationship begins to wilt and die as well. After four years of living comfortably alone, Bjrn starts entertaining a dangerous course of action that will change his life beyond recognition. This urge to gamble with his comfortable existence becomes irresistible, taking Bjrn to Vilnius, Lithuania, with Dr Schitz his fellow conspirator, where he cannot tell whether he’s tangled up in a game or an absurd new reality.