Inflammasjon: Historier

by Gro Dahle

Gro Dahles andre prosabok for voksne er en gavmild samling historier, der mennesker og skjebner er skildret i et raust perspektiv. Mange av historiene har et allmennmenneskelig preg: et par som strever så hardt for å få barn, en kvinne som merkelig oppspilt venter på beskjed om at mannen har forulykket, et nabolag som rystes da en ny beboer drister seg til å henge postkassen sin øverst på rekka. Men traust blir det aldri, til det er det for mye rart som skjer hos Gro Dahle, med et intenst liv i språket. Har du noengang virkelig lyttet til stolens betroelser? Eller tenkt på hvordan en gjenfødelse foregår? Fortellerstilen er frodig, barokk, med det groteske som følgesvenn i skyggen.

155 pages, Hardcover

First published August 24, 1995

About the author

Gro Dahle (born 15 May 1962) is a Norwegian poet and writer.

She was born in Oslo, and is a daughter of Øystein Dahle. She made her literary début in 1987 with Audiens (Audience), a collection of poetry. Since then Dahle has written over 30 books in different genres, among them a series of picture books for children in collaboration with her husband, Norwegian illustrator Svein Nyhus.

Gro Dahle has received several national awards for her work. In 1999 she was the official festival poet at the Bergen International Festival. In 2002 she won the Brage Prize for literature for Snill (Nice), a picture book for children, and in 2003 the Best Children’s Book Prize from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture for Sinna Mann (Angry Man), a book about a boy witnessing domestic violence.
Dahle is a stylistically naïve, imaginative and burlesque writer often focusing on psychological problems and relations. She lives and works on the island Tjøme. Dahle also gives lectures in creative writing in Norway and Sweden.

Reviews

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forfatteren skriver veldig godt, men ellers engasjerte den meg ikke nok til å nå helt opp.