Poplene på St.Hanshaugen av Bjørg Vik (Heftet)

The Poplars on St. Hanshaugen (Heftet)

Author:

Bjørg Vik

Norwegian title: Poplene på St.Hanshaugen
Author:
Binding: Heftet
Year: 2014
Pages: 288
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Språk: Bokmål
ISBN/EAN: 9788202443597
Kategori: Literature and Fiction
Overview Poplene på St.Hanshaugen

In the years after the war, Elsi Lund is a young girl facing confirmation, friendships, infatuations, and the first tentative steps toward adulthood. She moves between new environments and crossroads — from the cramped tenement building on St. Hanshaugen to secondary school and gymnasium and experiences both the freedom and the limitations that come with them. Through Elsi, post-war Oslo is reflected: a city in transition, marked by class divisions, dreams, and the emergence of a new era.

With her distinctive eye for detail, and with warmth, humour, and precision, Bjørg Vik portrays how small events can have big ripple effects in a young person’s life. The Poplars on St. Hanshaugen is both a historical portrait and a gripping coming-of-age novel — a story about longings, coincidences, and the struggle to find one’s own way.

The Poplars on St. Hanshaugen is the standalone continuation of Small Keys, Big Rooms, and the second volume in Bjørg Vik’s unforgettable trilogy about Elsi Lund.

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Elsi Lund
Bokmål Heftet 2014

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Reviews Poplene på St.Hanshaugen

«Med Poplene på St. Hanshaugen går Bjørg Vik suverent videre med fortellingen om Elsi Lund fra Små nøkler store rom.»

Terje Stemland, Aftenposten

«Poplene på St. Hanshaugen er på mange måter også blitt en vakker bok. Den skildrer pubertet og tidlig ungdom med alle dens små og store rariteter, dens drømmer og forventninger, på en slik måte at også en ung mann av idag må si: Det har ikke forandret seg synderlig. Det er sånn alltid.»

Erik Fosnes Hansen, Aftenposten

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Author Bjørg Vik

Bjørg Vik (b. 1935) made her mark on Norwegian literature over a period of more than 30 years. She published 25 books, including novels, short stories, plays, and radio-plays. Her work has been translated into a number of languages. During the 60’s and 70’s, Bjørg Vik’s writings presented an unusual and provocative image of the erotically active woman, including Tales of Freedom (1975), and Two Acts for Five Women (1974). At the end of the 80s she published the Elsi Lund trilogy, which made her work popular among readers of a new generation. In many ways, Bjørg Vik’s literary career is a mirror-image of the developing debate on women’s issues in Norwegian society. The work of Bjørg Vik is a true record of love and its various conditions.


Awards
The Critics’ Prize, 1979.
Norwegian Broadcasting’s Radio-play Prize, 1980.
Nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literary Prize 1975, 1979 and 1982.
The Ibsen Prize, 1992.
The Bookseller’s Prize, 1988.
The Amalie Skram Prize, 1996.


Translations
Nødrop fra en myk sofa (SOS from the Deep Couch). Short stories, 1966. Sold to Hungary.
Gråt, elskede mann (Cry, My Beloved Husband). Novel, 1970. Sold to Sweden.
Kvinneakvariet (Female Aquarium). Short Stories, 1972. Sold to Germany, UK.
To akter for fem kvinner (Two Acts for Five Women/Wine untouched). Play, 1974. Sold to Bulgaria, Sweden.
Fortellinger om frihet (Tales of Freedom). Short stories, 1975. Sold to Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden.
En håndfull lengsel (A handful of Longing). Short stories, 1979. Sold to the Netherlands, Sweden, UK.
Snart er det høst (Soon it Will be Autumn). Short stories, 1982. Sold to Latvia, Sweden.
En gjenglemt petunia (A Forgotten Petunia). Short stories, 1985. Sold to Sweden.
Små nøkler, store rom (Small Keys, Large Rooms). Novel, 1988. Sold to Denmark, Sweden.
Vinterhagen (The Conservatory). Play, 1990. Sold to Russia.
Poplene på St. Hanshaugen (The Poplars on St. Hanshaugen) Novel, 1991. Sold to Denmark.
Den lange veien til et annet menneske (The Long and Winding Road to the Other). Short Stories, 1993. Sold to Latvia.
Elsi Lund (Elsi Lund). Novel, 1994. Sold to Denmark.
Roser i et sprukket krus (Roses in a Cracked Mug). Novel, 1998. Sold to Germany, the Netherlands.

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