Feminism books set in Norway (4)


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A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen EN

Rating: 4 (20 votes)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Ibsen's 1879 play shocked its first audiences with its radical insights into the social roles of husband and wife. His portrayal of the caged 'songbird' in his flawed heroine Nora remains one of the most striking dramatic depictions of the late 19th century woman. This revised edition contains introductory commentary and notes by Sophie Duncan, which offer a contemporary lens on the play's gender politics and consider seminal productions of the play into the 21st century. METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoire... continue

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Paradise Rot : A Novel by Jenny Hval EN

Rating: 3 (8 votes)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
"As intriguing and impressive a novelist as she is a musician, Hval is a master of quiet horror and wonder.” —Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imagery Jo is in a strange new country for university and having a more peculiar time than most. In a house with no walls, shared with a woman who has no boundaries, she finds her strange home coming to life in unimaginable ways. Jo’s sensitivity and all her senses become increasingly heightened and fraught, as the lines between bodies and plants, dreaming and... continue

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Kvinnenes by: en feministisk guide til Oslo by Marta Breen, Helene Uri, Hilde Østby NO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Oslo er en by i forandring. Bare i løpet av det siste tiåret har en rekke nye områder, bydeler og signalbygg dukket opp. Men en ting ser ut til å holde seg stabilt - mannsdominansen. Det er fremdeles åtte ganger flere menn enn kvinner som har fått en gate oppkalt etter seg i hovedstaden, og de fleste byster og statuer forestiller menn. I denne feministiske guiden kan du lære om kvinnenes som allerede har fått gater oppkalt etter seg. For hvem var egentlig Anne Pleym på Stovner? Eller Erika Nissen på Torshov?Og hvorfor har Ruth Reeses... continue

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Nichts wächst im Mondschein : Roman by Torborg Nedreaas DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Die große Wiederentdeckung aus Norwegen, der Kult-Klassiker aus dem Jahr 1947: über Liebe und Sex, weibliches Begehren und soziale Gerechtigkeit - Neuübersetzung in 13 Sprachen. Ein kleiner norwegischer Küstenort in den vierziger Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts: ein nächtlicher Bahnhof, eine Frau mit einem roten Koffer, ein Fremder voller Einsamkeit im Gepäck. Gemeinsam gehen sie durch die Gassen, Seite an Seite, inmitten des dichten Schnees, der fällt, und der Kälte, die an den Gliedern zerrt. Bei ihm zu Hause dann erzählt sie ihm, einer modernen Scheherazade gleich, ihr Leben. Das ist der Ha... continue