I read the book when I was 10. It was a special children’s book dealing with death. I was absorbed in the universe of the book even after I finished it. It is a weird, sad, beautiful book. (Han Kang om Brødrene Løvehjerte)
Et forfatterskap som ikke viker unna det store evige mørket. Det skrives derimot fram for sitt unge publikum på lik linje med et spekter av andre menneskelige laster og dyder: hybris, mot, maktbegjær, stor kjærlighet og stor ondskap.
Astrid Lindgren er en forfatter av verdensformat som har barna som sine primærlesere. Hennes mytiske verden tilbyr imidlertid også en tekstvev for de voksne leserne. I Litteraturhusets serie «Litterære ledestjerner» snakker internasjonale forfattere om et forfatterskap de setter særlig høyt. Nå snakker sørkoreanske Han Kang om sin svenske favoritt.
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I read the book when I was 10. It was a special children’s book dealing with death. I was absorbed in the universe of the book even after I finished it. It is a weird, sad, beautiful book. (Han Kang om Brødrene Løvehjerte)
A writer who doesn’t shy away from the eternal darkness. On the contrary, it is described for a young readership along with a number of other human vices and virtues: hubris, courage, lust for power, great love and great evil.
Astrid Lindgren is a writer of a global format with children as her primary readers. However, her mythical world also offers a literary web for adult readers. In the House of Literature’s series “Literary guiding stars”, international writers talk about a writer they hold in high regard. This time, the South Korean writer Han Kang will talk about her Swedish favorite.
Amalie Skram Litteraturhuset Ved Han Kang