Norsk kjærleik av Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (Innbundet)

Norsk kjærleik (Innbundet)

Author:

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

Norwegian title: Norsk kjærleik
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Binding: Innbundet
Year: 2024
Pages: 128
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Språk: Nynorsk
ISBN/EAN: 9788202845179
Overview Norsk kjærleik

Was Brynjulf a child sold across borders? Can he still be glad he was bought by someone in Norway? All he wants is to be part of the country where he grew up, to acknowledge the painful, but also see what's beautiful.

At the time when White, Norwegian man came out, a story broke that there had been problematic aspects to the adoption industry. This shook the self-image and identity of many adopted people, including Brynjulf Jung Tjønn.

Even though you are born in another country and have dark skin colour, you still just want to belong. To be part of the Norwegian. Who has Brynjulf been? Who Who will he be or become? What does it mean to be Norwegian?

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Author Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (b. 1980) made his literary debut with the novel I came to love (Eg kom for å elske) in 2002. He has since published a number of books for both children and adults. His novel for Young Adults You are so Beautiful (Så vakker du er), won the Brage Prize in 2013. In 2023 his poetry collection White, Norwegian man came out, and was an instant bestseller, received rave reviews across the board and won multiple literary prizes, including The Youth Critics Award in 2022 and The Critic's Award in 2023. Jung Tjønn received The Samlag Prize (Samlagsprisen) for his authorship in 2024.

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