<b>An urgent rush of a novel, rhythmic and raw, </b>[about] four boys becoming men in Oslo amid bad choices and worse circumstances. It reminded me of La Haine… <b>A deeply absorbing picture of friendship & chaos, tenderness & pain</b>

- David Hayden, author of 'Darker with the Lights On',

<b><i>Back in the Day</i> is a powerful portrait of youth and young manhood</b>, told with tenderness and a deep sense of duty towards its characters and the world they occupy. It’s tragic, beautiful and it catches you off-guard in the most unexpected ways

- Michael Magee, author of 'Close to Home',

<b>I feel drawn to this book like I feel drawn to commotion. I want to lean towards it. I want to be inside it with them. </b>With translation that reads like a friend bigging up their friend you've never met, with a fast jittering style that pushes us forward in the text, <i>Back in the Day</i> feels like you're actually talking to someone

- Tice Cin, author of 'Keeping the House',

<b>Phenomenal. Nerve-wracking, unflinching and supremely entertaining…</b> When literature is great, it opens doors to worlds, languages and people we often find difficult to understand. Oliver Lovrenski does this with a bang... <b>[<i>Back in the Day</i>] can and should be read again and again</b>

Soundvenue

<b>Crystal clear in thought and writing - simply a sensationally good debut</b>

Aftenposten

Raw and fascinating, [with] a vulnerability and insistent vitality that shines through… Pure energy, humour, hope

Jyllands-Posten