One of Us (norwegian Modern and Contemporary Literature Translation Series)
by L
About This Novel
The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Guardian, and Publishers Weekly ranked among the top ten works of the year, and was a finalist for the 2016 New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Outstanding Journalism Book Award. The film of the same name was nominated for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival and won the European Film Award for Best Cinematography. On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik detonated a car bomb outside the Prime Minister's Office in central Oslo, Norway, and then went to the nearby Utøya Island to shoot wildly. Most of the victims were participants in the Norwegian Labor Party's youth camp. "One of Us" narrates the entire process of the Utøya shooting incident in Norway in a delicate way. Through the life trajectories of three young people, it tells the story of this horrific day and its aftermath. How could Breivik single-handedly commit this crime that shocked the whole of Europe? How would a country known for its peace and prosperity respond to the reality of such a massive attack? In the face of huge harm and trauma, how can survivors maintain their faith in civilization? This book is the first time Osna Seerstad, a well-known Norwegian war correspondent, has turned her attention to her own country. Through the intertwined narrative of multiple perspectives, it restores and traces the process of this appalling incident. It also raises a powerful question on how a high-welfare country should deal with the increasing violence in the country. The author's writing style is calm and objective, and with a delicate writing style that is different from ordinary non-fiction works, he truly records one of the most painful tragedies of our time.
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