No man is an island : community and commemoration on Norway's Utøya / Jørgen Watne Frydnes ; translated by Wendy H. Gabrielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frydnes, Jørgen Watne, 1984- author.

Contributor:

Gabrielsen, Wendy H., translator.

Standardized Title:

Ingen mann er en øy. English

Language:

English

Norwegian

Subjects (All):

Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking (Norway).

Terrorism--Norway.

Terrorism.

Domestic terrorism--Norway.

Domestic terrorism.

Bombings--Norway--Oslo.

Bombings.

Massacres--Norway--Utøya.

Massacres.

Physical Description:

xiii, 188 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2025]

Summary:

"On July 22, 2011, a white supremacist killed eight people at Oslo's Government Center in Norway and then terrorized the idyllic island of Utøya, where he executed sixty-nine more people, mostly teenagers. The country had never suffered such a massacre, and in the aftermath, the entire population was reeling. Utøya, the Norwegian Labor Party's summer camp for youth, a beloved place where many Norwegians learned about democratic values and processes, made lifelong friendships, and developed a vision for a just society, became mired in grief and discord. When Jørgen Watne Frydnes took on the daunting task of rebuilding the island and charting its future, he had to figure out a compassionate and just way forward. He made a radical decision: he set out to talk with each family of a murdered person, seeking to understand their needs and their hopes so that the future of the island could include their wishes and concerns. This emotionally grueling work, which was never considered in the scholarly literature on commemoration, led to a true renewal of Utøya, resulting in a meaningful memorial to those who were lost as well as beautiful surroundings for campers who come there to study democracy and peace. Frydnes's narrative, originally published in Norwegian, is structured around the seasons of the year and the landscape of the island, and tracks one person's account of learning how to remember, commemorate, and honor the dead, and acknowledge a mass tragedy, and yet also create a nurturing, aspirational space for hope. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The first year

A small island of huge importance

The highlight of the summer-and hell on earth

Hate must never win

Two formidable tasks

Sanding walls and thinking of others

Difficult phone calls

Traumas and inconsolable grief

No experience of dealing with terrorism

I can't do this anymore

Commemoration, learning, and engagement

My travels up north

Conflicting wishes, impossible choices

Resistance from the local Progress Party

Protecting what is most important

Utøya rises from the ashes

The memorial on the island : the clearing

The national memorial

The importance of the national support group

The AUF comes home

Hegnhuset is finally built

Unfiltered sources

One of the most important new buildings in the world

How do you commemorate a life?

Building a workshop for democracy.

Notes:

Translation of: Ingen mann er en øy.

Other Format:

Online version: Frydnes, Jørgen Watne, 1984- No man is an island

ISBN:

9781625348494

1625348495

9781625348487

1625348487

OCLC:

1427659052