One of us book asne seierstad

Anders breivik and the massacre in norway by asne seierstad is so damn boring that i cannot continue reading it. One of us examines the damaged inner terrain of norwegian mass shooter journalist asne seierstads book chronicles the 2011 shooting massacre in her. One of us is a difficult, unforgettable look at tragedy. Seierstads prose is vivid and clear, but this translation does not always serve her well. It was only supposed to be an article for newsweek, writes veteran combat journalist seierstad the angel of grozny. Capote became infatuated with one of the killers in his book, while. Its hard to leave this book without feeling incredible grief, without feeling shaken to the core, without feeling urged toward essential. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Asne seierstad has written books on personalities in conflict. One of us the story of anders breivik and the massacre in norway, translated from norwegian by sarah death, farrar, straus and giroux, 2015, isbn 9780374277895 wikimedia commons has media related to asne seierstad.

Widely acclaimed as a masterpiece, asne seierstad s one of us is essential reading for a time when mass killings are so grimly frequent. The story of anders breivik and the massacre in norway by. Im a bit late in reading norwegian author asne seierstads book, one of us. Asne seierstads one of us, about rampage in norway the new. Asne seierstads one of us, about rampage in norway. Browse asne seierstads bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. In her new book one of us, norwegian journalist asne seierstad recounts breiviks evolution from a troubled child to a wannabe teenage. On july 22, 2011, anders behring breivik detonated a bomb outside the norwegian. One has to acknowledge asne seierstads research in anders breiviks life, as this is a book that covers a time span of nearly 35 years, from the early childhood of the norwegian slaughterer till his conviction from the norwegian court in 20, after ten weeks of judicial proceedings. It was adapted into the 2018 american film 22 july by english writer and director paul greengrass. As in her bestseller the bookseller of kabul, seierstad excels at the vivid portraiture of lives under stress. With the bookseller of kabul, awardwinning journalist asne seierstad has given readers a firsthand look at afghani life as few outsiders have seen it.

The story of anders breivik and the massacre in norway. Asne seierstad is a norwegian journalist and writer best known for her 2003 book the bookseller of kabul. Inspiration for the netflix film 22 july kindle edition by seierstad, asne, death, sarah. Asne seierstad audio books, best sellers, author bio. Asne seierstads book about an obscure kabul bookseller and his family and their experience of surviving the tragedy of civil war is a world bestseller but its subject, mohammed shah rais, is an. Asne seirstad has created a most remarkable, informative lifehistory of those that sadly fell, and of those that that survived here, too as well as of their families.

In the book s final act, seierstad describes breiviks tumultuous public trial. At all costs we want to stir up some sort of feeling in others. Seierstad is an awardwinning norwegian journalist and writer known for her work as a war correspondent. This book is a compelling and tragic account of the hunting down and murder of 69 teenagers on an island near oslo by lone gunman, anders behring breivik, after having murdered seven others in a bomb explosion in the city of oslo. The story of anders breivik and the massacre in norway by asne seierstad, sarah death isbn. On july 22, 2011, anders behring breivik detonated a bomb outside the norwegian prime ministers office in central oslo, killing eight people.

Asne seierstads new book tells the human story of the us bombing of baghdad. One of us by asne seierstad, 9781844089185, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. What made breivik, a gifted child from an affluent neighborhood in oslo, become a terrorist. The story of a massacre in norway and its aftermath is a nonfiction book by norwegian journalist asne seierstad. She looks at norwegian mass murder anders breivik with the same, unjudging eye as two women who became islamists. On july 22, 2011, anders behring breivik detonated a bomb outside the.

But what people really want to talk to her about, says aida edemariam, is her bruising fallout with the bookseller of. English language translation by sarah death published by virago in march 2015. One of my worldreads from norway where to buy this book. The book s title, one of us, draws on this approach, and is a reference to breivik and the norwegian children he brutally murdered in 2011. Asne seierstads one of us is almost unbearable to read and absolutely impossible to turn away from. Asne seierstad s one of us, is incredibly wellresearched and written, a nearmasterpiece of journalism. In one of us, the norwegian journalist asne seierstad explores a dark. The long arm of editor tina brown drew seierstad deep into a story that she. Asne seierstad has written an exhaustive account of this wretched mans. The book, a long one, is a study of both the murderer, and three of the victims of the shootings. I struggled hard to find a title that would talk about both him and the victims, admitted seierstad. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The story of a massacre in norwayand its aftermath, the bookseller of kabul, one hundred and one days. I applaud the authors attempt to tell the stories of not just the perpetrator anders breivik but also of the victims.

The story of anders breivik and the massacre in norway, p. One of us is one of the most moving, yet one of the most informative books i have ever had the privilege to have had access to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading one of us. In one of us, the norwegian journalist asne seierstad explores a dark side of contemporary scandinavia through the life and crimes of anders behring breivik, a mass murderer who killed 77 people. Asne seierstads book has been chosen by the new york times as one of their 10 best book for 2015. But it is also a story about community versus isolation, hope versus rejection, love versus bigotry and a powerful memorial to those who lost their lives. Asne seierstads one of us, is incredibly wellresearched and written.