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Największe PKB per capita, najwyższa na świecie jakość życia i ponad 75 procent szczęśliwych obywateli. Do tego dobre szkoły, piękne fiordy i czyste powietrze. Co to za kraj? Oczywiście Norwegia. Pewnie wielu z nas zna mniej więcej norweską kulturę – potrafi wymienić nazwiska takie jak Ibsen czy Munch, przeczytało przynajmniej jeden norweski kryminał, a najtwardsi słuchają norweskiego black metalu. Pomimo tego kraj ten wciąż pozostaje dla nas egzotyczny. Nie będziemy oszukiwać, też nie wiedzieliśmy wiele więcej. Dlatego pojechaliśmy do Norwegii i sprawdziliśmy, jaka jest naprawdę – a nie w rankingach. W książce Norwegia. Przewodnik nieturystyczny pokazujemy ten „najlepszy kraj na świecie“ z perspektywy własnej oraz samych Norwegów. Poddajemy dyskusji norweskie marzenie o utopii, dążenie do dobrobytu, tożsamość kulturową, odcięcie od Europy i jej fundamentalizmu rynkowego. Próbujemy zdiagnozować kondycję tej dość homogenicznej, praktycznie samowystarczalnej „wyspy”. W Przewodniku oprócz tekstów o Norwegii zamieściliśmy także tłumaczenia wybranych fragmentów literatury. Ta, choć z pozoru zwrócona ku wnętrzu, mroczna i pesymistyczna, nie rezygnuje z komentowania rzeczywistości społecznej, humoru ani ironii. Norweskie tytuły, które zamieszczamy w Przewodniku to fragmenty większych całości, wyraźnie zaangażowanych społecznie.
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Thomas Hylland Eriksen (born 6 February 1962) is professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo. Born in Oslo, he has done field work in Trinidad and Mauritius. His fields of research include identity, nationalism, globalisation and identity politics. Eriksen finished his dr. polit.-degree in 1991, and was made professor in 1995, at the age of 33. In the years 1993-2001 he was editor of the journal Samtiden. A considerable portion of Eriksen's work has focused on popularizing social anthropology and conveying basic cultural relativism as well as criticism of Norwegian nationalism in the Norwegian public debate. He has written the basic textbook used in the introductory courses in social anthropology at most Scandinavian universities. The book, "Small Places - Large Issues" in English, is also used in introductory courses in many other countries, and has been widely translated, as has his other major textbook, "Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives". Eriksen is a frequent contributor of newspaper pieces in Scandinavia. In 2011, Professor Eriksen was awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. Under the heading "OVERHEATING", he now directs research on three major crises of globalisation—economy/finance, environment/climate and identity/culture. This project is both comparative and interdisciplinary. Starting in late 2012, it will be completed in 2016. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Nina Lykke (f. 1965) debuterte i 2010 med den kritikerroste novellesamlingen Orgien, og andre fortellinger. Romanen Oppløsningstendenser (2013) fikk strålende anmeldelser og ble kortlistet til P2-lytternes romanpris. I 2016 fikk Lykke sitt store gjennombrudd med romanen Nei og atter nei (2016), som vant Ungdommens kritikerpris og ble en salgssuksess i Sverige og Tyskland så vel som i Norge. Full spredning. En legeroman er Nina Lykkes fjerde bok og for den vant hun Brageprisen 2019. Not to be confused with Danish-Swedish gender studies scholar Nina Lykke.
Dag Solstad is one of the most recognized Norwegian writers of our time. His debut was in 1965 with the short story collection "Spiraler" (Spirals). His first novel, "Irr! Grønt!", was published four years later. His books have been translated into 30 different languages. He has won a number of awards, which include the Norwegian critics award three times and also being considered for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in Great Britain three times.
