Å snakke med de døde. En studie i Ingvar Ambjørnsens novelle <i>Skallene</i>

Å snakke med de døde. En studie i Ingvar Ambjørnsens novelle <i>Skallene</i>

Ingvar Ambjørnsen’s short stories are often described as dark, depicting a meaningless universe. Our analysis of his short story “Skallene” from the collection Sorte Mor (1994) shows that this description is not necessarily pertinent. We argue that the story’s meaning relies upon hidden intertextual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bjørn Inge Berger Andersen, Anja Heldal, Henry Andreas Øien Johnsen, Atle Tord Nordøy, Birgit Velsand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2006-06-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
Subjects:
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Skallene
short story
life worlds
ethos
intertextuality
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/1795
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Summary:Ingvar Ambjørnsen’s short stories are often described as dark, depicting a meaningless universe. Our analysis of his short story “Skallene” from the collection Sorte Mor (1994) shows that this description is not necessarily pertinent. We argue that the story’s meaning relies upon hidden intertextual references, eastern philosophy and complex life worlds. We conclude that the immediate impression of meaninglessness is in fact contradicted by the deeper structures of the text itself.
ISSN:0809-1668
1503-2086

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