What do we hear when we listen to the city? What traces does it leave in us? Who is on the other end when we make a phone call? Do we know those who stand on the street corner, enchanted by the lights and sounds of the city? Lars Saabye Christensen's novel is set in post-war Oslo - it tells in a touching, addictive way about the longings and struggles of its inhabitants, whose fate is inextricably intertwined with the city and the streets in which they live.