{"id":14058,"date":"2025-03-28T14:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&p=14058"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:20:21","slug":"literary-landscapes-selected-northern-norwegian-authors","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/literary-landscapes-selected-northern-norwegian-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary landscapes – selected Northern Norwegian authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway has fostered Petter Dass, Knut Hamsun, Cora Sandel and Herbj\u00f8rg Wassmo. The greatest contemporary authors, such as Lars Saabye Christensen and Roy Jacobsen, have also created world literature during their periods in the north. There is no shortage of local talent either. Join us on a literary journey northwards!\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

It’s easy to be captivated by the nature and culture of the north of the country, but how to put the experiences into words? Let’s dive into the world of literature. Literary landscapes depicted by world-class authors, with local affiliation or good insight into local conditions. Painters from home and abroad have been inspired by the rich coastal culture and contrasting nature of our northernmost part of the country for centuries. The same applies to writers from the south and north. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Actor Per Kjerstad performs world literature from the north. Photo: Roger Johansen \/ nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Look north.
More often.
This country is far.
Most of it is north<\/em><\/p>\n“North” poem by Rolf Jacobsen (1985)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The famous stanzas from Rolf Jacobsen<\/strong>‘s (1907-1994) popular poem Nord from 1985 are a fitting introduction to a text about literature from Northern Norway. Jacobsen writes about the northern region’s wintry flaming sky and the glowing light of the midnight sun. “The North is best,” says the poem, which is about encountering nature in all its variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The search for the written word from the North<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

En morgenstund i Nord-Norge: Alt er kaldt og gr\u00e5tt, m\u00f8rkt og r\u00e5tt. Vester\u00e5lens tinder skjuler seg bak tett t\u00e5ke. Men plutselig: P\u00e5 et par sekunder lokkes fjellene fram av lyset. Sein soloppgang gir dramatisk effekt. Varme, duse farger tegner bratte berg som stiger opp fra havet. Det er som en langsom avduking av en voldsom skulptur. Det norske flagget med posthornet bakerst p\u00e5 skipet vaier ekstra stolt i vinden og maner fram spontan nasjonalromantikk. V\u00e6ret veksler og varierer. Sterk sol, lave, gr\u00e5 skyer. De pittoreske havnene med fargerike bygninger innerst i fjordene under mektige fjell gir en fornemmelse av \u00e5 bli hensatt til enklere og ubebygde tider, langt, langt borte \u2013 n\u00e6rmest ved verdens ende. <\/p>\n\n\n\t

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