Norwegian Festival of Literature
norwegian festival literature norwegian sigrid undsetdagene biggest non commercial literary festival nordic country taking place mayjune lillehammer every year since festival includes nordic country scope developed popular festival writer people book publishing industry domestic foreign represented festival event artistswriters counted visitor program consists debate reading concert film seminar theater interview visitor represented kid journalist publisher coming writer librarian student translator critic politician local reader general public pegasus festival offering child youth consists nearly onethird program jm coetzee herta müller amos oz zadie smith per petterson märta tikkanen andré brink margaret atwood john irving ko un sofi oksanen shaun tan adonis antony johnson abdulrazak gurnah amongst previous guest festival festival originated nansen academy sigrid undset seminary festival named norwegian author nobel laureate sigrid undset lived lillehammer death oppland county municipality provided support festival since inception norwegian government contributed financially allocating grant annual state budget earmarked part budget post maihaugen cultural museum lillehammer norwegian publisher association commenced regularly contributing financially since festival classified junction festival entail separate item state budget artistic director øyvind berg birgit hatlehol till stig sæterbakken artistic advisor october endre ruset lars mytting responability festival gabriel moro artistic adviser festival lina undrum mariussen current artistic adviser festival director randi thorsen tone kolaas randi skeie kjersti stenseng present festival director marit borkenhagen starting past theme – damned writer – folly writer – power – myth – crime poetry – europe – conflict reconciliation – staging – infidelity – future – truth break away city money responsibility october controversy erupted invitation controversial historian holocaust denier david irving speak festival several norway distinguished author protested invitation leader board festival jesper holte defended invitation stating agenda invite liar falsifier history festival truth confront irving invited discus concept truth light activity writer historical book many accusation exposed consequence although irving introduced festival webpage historian writer board chair leader defended aggressive language used characterize irving connection controversy arisen lars saabye christensen roy jacobsen two author threatened boycott festival account irving invitation anne b ragde stated sigrid undset would turned around grave festival subsidiary name sigrid undset day representative undset family requested name nobel laureate removed connection festival also norwegian free speech organization fritt ord critical towards letting irving speak festival requested logo removed festival addition edvard hoem announced would attend festival irving taking part per edgar kokkvold leader norwegian press confederation advocated cancelling irving invitation matter day controversy started invitation rescinded led resignation stig sæterbakken position content director person invited irving head festival randi skeie deplored taken place stating everything fine long everyone agrees thing get difficult one doesnt like view put forward sæterbakken characterized colleague damned coward arguing walking lockstep according editorinchief sven egil omdal stavanger aftenblad opposition irving participation festival appeared concerted effort omdal suggested campaign journalism two norway largest newspaper dagbladet aftenposten norway public service broadcaster nrk david irving commented told festival going present liar preparing lecture real history took place norway world war ii contrary official historian presented irving stated thought norwegian people made tougher stuff day cancellation david irving announced would go lillehammer literature festival deliver hour lecture hotel room cultural festival lillehammer following lillehammer olympics dølajazz lillehammer jazzfestival amandus festival latter festival young norwegian filmmaker bjørnson festival festival homepage english