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I do consider myself a Norwegian writer, or a Scandinavian writer, as my family tree reaches into both Denmark and Sweden. I don’t think about it, of course, when I am writing.

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Per Petterson

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Some critics said, ‘Hey, why are you writing historical novels?’ I say they’re not historical, they’re contemporary, because people walking around who lived through this, even a little bit, they carry it inside. The contemporary isn’t just what you can see now.

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I just have an open mind – that’s the way I live my life, just crossing the bridge when I come to it.

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May 21, 2024

I just have an open mind – that’s the way I live my life, just crossing the bridge when I come to it.

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May 21, 2024

Some critics said, ‘Hey, why are you writing historical novels?’ I say they’re not historical, they’re contemporary, because people walking around who lived through this, even a little bit, they carry it inside. The contemporary isn’t just what you can see now.

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