The day starts out just like any other. On the morning of 24 August 2003, a hundred or so people gather on the grass in the Vigeland Park in Oslo. They are all dressed in white and members of the religious cult “The Son of Man”. Their charismatic leader has predicted the end of the world at 08:00 AM on this day. Among this group sits Nicholas, the son of Josef Berg, Norway’s greatest film director.

Six months later, Nicholas Berg is trying his best to explain to psychologist Harald Stange what happened . What made him believe that the world was coming to an end? And what role has his famous father played in his life? In an effort to come closer to Nicholas, Harald gets involved in the search for Josef Berg’s final, lost film. The film that is said to cause people to take their own lives, to leave their family and friends, to see God.

Nobody Is Alone is a novel about loneliness and utopias, about the belief in a perfect life.

Praise for Nobody is Alone:

“A masterpiece”
Adresseavisen

“Impressively executed: You won’t be reading many books like this one this fall … Nobody Is Alone offers an experience that is both peculiar, insightful and captivating”
Dagbladet

”Øybø invites the reader to think about whether there is room for religious devotion in our modern lives … So, heavy matters, but Øybø’s novel is not at all heavy to read. His language is exquisite, and the different situations contain insight, questions and tensions which constantly keep you engaged.”
VG

”Beautiful ruin … Øybø thinks bigger and aims higher than most … Daring, but successful … It is a musical book, by an author who is probably highly aware of every stylistic and content-related choice.”
Dagsavisen