Tonje Vold (ILN, UiO): Norwegian literature after the 22. July terrorist attack

With an excerpt from Brit Bildøen’s Seven Days in August.

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Tonje Vold. Photo: Olaf Christensen/UiO.

Vold has recently published a book about the literary landscape in Norway after the July 22nd 2011 terrorist attacks, entitled Verdensverk: Norsk Verdenslitteratur etter 22. Juli. She will present her thoughts on trauma in post-22nd July literature, and we will discuss an excerpt from a novel telling the story of a couple’s struggles, eight years after the woman lost her daughter in the attack.

Please get in touch with Ylva Berger (y.o.berger@psykologi.uio.no) for advance reading material.

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Published Oct. 23, 2026 9:51 AM - Last modified Oct. 23, 2026 9:51 AM