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LitHouse is the English language podcast from the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo, presenting adapted versions of lectures and conversations featuring international writers and thinkers.

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«The moral component of history, the most necessary component, is simply a single questions, asked over and over again: When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?» One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, Omar El ... more

When Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie publishes her first novel in 12 years, it is a real event. With award winning and critically acclaimed titles such as Americanah, Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists, Adichie has attracted a lar... more

Wole Talabi is a Nigerian science fiction author. He is best known for his short stories, most of them collected in the collections Incomplete Solutions and Convergence Problems. His latest novel Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon won the prestig... more

Youssef Rakha is an award-winning author of both novels and poetry, as well as a journalist and a photographer. I 2009, he was selected by the Hay Festival as one of the best Arabic writers under 40. He is known for The Crocodiles-trilogy, following ... more

What characterizes the new Arabic literature? Writers involved in the Arab Spring are now imprisoned, exiled or living with the political repression, wars and disillusionment that has marked the region ever since. How are these experiences expressed ... more

The Arab Spring is when Egyptian Youssef Rakha first starts writing novels. Moroccan Soukaina Habiballah publishes her first poetry collection shortly after, while French Moroccan Leïla Slimani works as a journalist at the time, reporting on the prot... more

Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2021, as the first African-born writer in almost 20 years, for having, in the jury’s reasong, «highlighted the impact of colonialism and the fate of refugees». Now, in his first new novel... more

French Moroccan Leïla Slimani‘s own family was the inspiration when she started her critically acclaimed trilogy: The Country of Others, Watch Us Dance and this year’s publication, J'emporterai le feu (“I will carry the fire”).

We follow the Belhaj ... more

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An Ode to Boyhood and Rage. Max Porter and Mattis Øybø
Q: Why is Shy in despair?
Shy feels like a waste product of society, grappling with guilt and the pressures of expectations while lacking the empathetic wiring typical for boys his age.
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Q: Who is Shy?
Shy is a representation of boyhood gone adrift, embodying depression and the complex emotional struggles of youth.
Censorship in East and West. Ian Buruma and Helge Jordheim
Q: How do we rebuild trust in a society where authority seems diminished?
Rebuilding trust involves being honest about history and facing the truth as closely as possible, acknowledging complexities in authority and expertise while being cautious of iconoclasm.
Censorship in East and West. Ian Buruma and Helge Jordheim
Q: How did your historical work influence your view of current questions of freedom of speech?
My comparative approach has highlighted that underlying humanity is often closer than assumed, suggesting that varying cultural perspectives on truth and feelings often stem from political rather than purely cultural differences.
Gender, Class and Loss: Glenn Bech, Andrew McMillan and Kristofer Folkhammar
Q: What brought you to the novel as a form? And what did you bring from writing poetry to it?
There was something just about the expanse of a novel that was really interesting.

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Focused on the intersection of literature and contemporary societal issues, this podcast presents a curated selection of discussions and lectures featuring prominent international writers and thinkers. Its content spans diverse themes such as the role of art in identity formation, the political implications of censorship, and the nuances of family dynamics within historical contexts. Noteworthy episodes engage with significant authors, discussing their unique perspectives on literature and its role in personal and collective narratives. The engaging conversations encourage listeners to reflect on the complexities of identity, freedom of expression, and the vital role of storytelling in understanding human experiences, making it a rich resou... more

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