{"id":1922,"date":"2017-02-09T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/?p=1922"},"modified":"2026-02-08T21:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:50:59","slug":"avisutklipp-idar-kristiansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/avisutklipp-idar-kristiansen\/","title":{"rendered":"Newspaper clippings - Idar Kristiansen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here we have collected a selection of newspaper clippings with interviews, reviews and opinion pieces related to Idar Kristiansen's writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ikke-lett-a-komme-nordfra-Carl-Henrik-Grondahl-Aftenposten-27.08.png\" alt=\"Avisutklipp fra artikkelen \u00abIkke lett \u00e5 komme nordfra\u00bb, Aftenposten 1980.\" class=\"wp-image-1923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ikke-lett-a-komme-nordfra-Carl-Henrik-Grondahl-Aftenposten-27.08.png 800w, https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ikke-lett-a-komme-nordfra-Carl-Henrik-Grondahl-Aftenposten-27.08-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ikke-lett-a-komme-nordfra-Carl-Henrik-Grondahl-Aftenposten-27.08-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ikke-lett-a-komme-nordfra-Carl-Henrik-Grondahl-Aftenposten-27.08-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Press clipping from the article \u00abNot easy to come from the north\u00bb, Aftenposten 1980.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interviews with Idar Kristiansen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jeg-er-en-stolt-kven-og-litt-av-en-vagabond-Tormod-Haugstad-Nationen-13.12.80.pdf\">\u00a0I am a proud Kven and a bit of a vagabond, Tormod Haugstad, Nationen 13.12.1980<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ikke-lett-a-komme-nordfra-Carl-Henrik-Grondahl-Aftenposten-27.08.80.pdf\">Not easy to come from the north, Aftenposten 27.08.80<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Uryddig-og-frodig-som-sitt-verk-Tore-Stueng-Adresseavisen-27.08.80.pdf\">Untidy and lush as his work - Tore Stueng - Adresseavisen 27.08.80<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innstilt-til-Nordisk-rads-litteraturpris-Idar-forfatter-Guri-Hjeltnes-Arbeidebladet-06.01.1981.pdf\">Nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize \u2013 Writer Idar, 48 years old \u2013 Guri Hjeltnes \u2013 Arbeidets Rett 06.01.1981<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Idar-Krisitansen-Jeg-er-kunstner-ikke-historiker-aedrelandsvennen-12.12.81.pdf\">Idar Krisitansen - I am an artist, not a historian - F\u00e6drelandsvennen 12 December 1981<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fattiggutten-som-tok-prisen-Hanne-Gamnes-Dagbladet-22.11.80.pdf\">The poor boy who took the prize, Hanne Gamnes, Dagbladet 22.11.80<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innstilt-til-Nordisk-rads-litteraturpris-Idar-forfatter-Guri-Hjeltnes-Arbeidebladet-06.01.1981.pdf\">Nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize \u2013 Idar author, Guri Hjeltnes \u2013 Arbeidebladet 06.01.1981<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Med-kvaenar-i-sitt-hjarta-Rune-Nedrebo-Stavanger-Aftenblad-21.04.81.pdf\">With women in their hearts, Rune Nedreb\u00f8, Stavanger Aftenblad, 21 April 1981<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mellom-Havlandet-og-Nordafor-Haltia-Ellen-Pollestad-Nordlys-21.08.84.pdf\">Between the Sea Land and North of Haltia \u2013 Ellen Pollestad \u2013 Nordlys 21.08.84<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>It frightens me how non-S\u00e1mi take it for granted that they can freely encroach upon S\u00e1mi territory, such as the Alta River. When the Finnmark County Council votes in favour of the Alta development, it is nothing other than fascist dictatorship.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Idar Kristiansen interviewed in Stavanger Aftenblad, 1981<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Skjermbilde-2017-05-02-kl.-14.37.51-kopi.png\" alt=\"Idar Kristiansen \u2013 dikter og kamerat\" class=\"wp-image-1932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Skjermbilde-2017-05-02-kl.-14.37.51-kopi.png 800w, https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Skjermbilde-2017-05-02-kl.-14.37.51-kopi-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Skjermbilde-2017-05-02-kl.-14.37.51-kopi-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Skjermbilde-2017-05-02-kl.-14.37.51-kopi-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Press clipping, Idar Kristiansen \u2013 poet and comrade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Idar-Kristiansen-Dikter-og-kamerat-Hans-Kristian-Eriksen-Ruijan-Kaiku-11.12.98-s.-22.pdf\">Idar Kristiansen, Poet and Comrade, Hans Kristian Eriksen, Ruijan Kaiku 11.12.199<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kamerat-Idar-av-Hans-Kristian-Eriksen-NNM-2-1996-s-36-37.pdf\">Lieutenant Idar \u2013 by Hans Kristian Eriksen, 1996<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Klok-pa-bok-kven-er-du-Dag-og-tid-26.04.2013.pdf\">Clock on book who are you - Day and time 26.04.2013<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Favoritter-til-Nordisk-Rads-Litteraturpris-VG-201180-1.pdf\">Favourites for the Nordic Council Literature Prize, VG, 20 November 1980<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Landes-hellige-savn-og-nod-Magnus-B0e-Bergens-Tidende-19.01.81.pdf\">Landes hellige savn og n\u00f8d - Magnus B\u00f8e - Bergens Tidende 19.01.81<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/En-dodsdom-over-samene-John-Gustavsen.pdf\">A death sentence on the Sami, John Gustavsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vi-menn-1981-10.-februar-Litteraturpris-til-Vi-menn-skribent-1.pdf\">Literary prize for Vi Menn writer, Vi Menn, 10 February 1981<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Voi-perkele-Kippis-for-ein-forteljar-om-Idar-Kristiansens-forfatterskap-Vinduet-4-1980.pdf\">You devil! Cheers to a storyteller \u2013 on Idar Kristiansen's authorship \u2013 Vinduet 4 1980<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><strong>With The Grain and the Fishes, Idar Kristiansen has made it clear to me that he is about to give us a novel that will stand for some time in the history of Norwegian literature when it is rewritten. It should be rewritten, if for no other reason than Idar Kristiansen and his Kornet og fiskene.<\/strong><\/em><br><em><strong>He knows his craft \u2013 and more besides. He knows his people in joy and sorrow.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ivar Eskeland, Voi perkele Cheers to a storyteller, 1980<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles from the debate surrounding the Loaves and Fishes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/En-kritikers-sammenbrudd-Kjell-Sandvik-Klassekampen-15.01.81.pdf\">The collapse of a critic, Kjell Sandvik, Klassekampen 15.01.81, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/En-litteraturdebatt-i-grofta-Willy-Dahl-Dagbladet-27.01.1981.pdf\">A literary debate in the ditch, Willy Dahl, Dagbladet 27.01.1981, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/En-misforstaelse-Odd-Eidem-Aftenposten-17.01.1981.pdf\">A misunderstanding, Odd Eidem, Aftenposten 17.01.1981, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fastkjort-i-sosialrealismen-Roar-Petersen-Dagbladet-19.01.1981.pdf\">Speeding in social realism, Roar Petersen, Dagbladet 19.01.1981, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Hva-er-kvenheronisme-Nils-Magne-Knutsen-Idar-Kristiansen-Nordlys-04.04.1979.pdf\">What is kvenheronism Nils Magne Knutsen, Idar Kristiansen, Nordlys 04.04.1979, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Idar-Kristiansens-romanserie-Nils-M.-Knutsen-Dagbladet-08.-og-09.-01.1981.pdf\">Idar Kristiansen's series of novels , Nils M. Knutsen, Dagbladet 08 and 09 January 1981, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nar-sagn-og-overtru-blir-virkelighet-Per-Bangsund-Klassekampen-22.10.81.pdf\">When myths and superstitions become reality, Per Bangsund, Klassekampen 22.10.81, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nei-til-historiepornografi-Dag-og-tid-07.05.1981.pdf\">No to history pornography, Dag og tid 07.05.1981, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Om-Idar-Kristiansens-romanserie-Willy-Dahl-Klassekampen-20.01.81.pdf\">On Idar Kristiansen's novel series, Willy Dahl, Klassekampen 20.01.81, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this should he be judged, Ivar Eskeland, Dagbladet 18.02.81, pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Skal-vi-velge-vare-diktere-Nina-Karin-Monsen-Dagbladet-16.01.1981.pdf\">Should we choose our poets, Nina Karin Monsen, Dagbladet 16.01.1981, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tradisjonelt-historisk-stoff-i-ny-nordnorsk-litteratur-Nils-M-Knutsen-Dagbladet-07.03.79.pdf\">Traditional historical material in new Northern Norwegian literature, Nils M Knutsen, Dagbladet 07.03.79, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Skal-dikterne-tas-pa-alvor-Knut-Faldbakken-Dagbladet-21.01.1981.pdf\">Should Poets Be Taken Seriously, Knut Faldbakken, Dagbladet 21.01.1981, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Eg-let-meg-ikkje-binde-av-kommisarane-sine-regler-for-kustnarleg-atferd-Idar-Kristiansen-Dag-og-tid-07.05.81.pdf\">Eg let meg ikkje binde av kommis\u00e6rane sine regler for kustnarleg \u00e5tferd, Idar Kristiansen, Dag og tid 07.05.81, pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><strong>I don't write my books for historians, critics, or commissioners, even though they are welcome to read them. I write primarily for the person who reads, because I can stimulate, encourage, entertain and enrich them.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Idar Kristiansen, Day and Time 1981<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we have collected a selection of newspaper clippings with interviews, reviews and opinion pieces related to Idar Kristiansen's writing.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kunst-musikk-og-litteratur"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1955,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922\/revisions\/1955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}