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Birgitte Bjørnøy

Extreme artist's mirror

Marina Abramovic's autobiography is as uncompromising and confrontational as her performance art.
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The King of the Kremlin

A brave Russian voice balances the moral authority of Americans.
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Give Mao the burning hearts 

China's most censored author has written a satirical and symbol-heavy martial art for the truth.
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Music must be built by necessity

Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a multi-voiced novel about the collective brainwashing of the Cultural Revolution.
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Is man the yardstick for all things?

Once again, JM Coetzee shows that he is able to tear the ground away from the reader's feet.
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Integration as shell cover

A politically incorrect satire on American racial conflicts shows why "trigger warnings" are a terribly bad idea. 
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Being trapped in a story

Two groundbreaking authors show how gender identity can be locked into societies characterized by violence and oppression.
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Out of the shade

A General Theory of Oblivion highlights Angola's bloody history.
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The Vegetarian's Secret Life

The Vegetarian portrays women who are physically and linguistically incarcerated. The book also asks urgent questions about how we treat the Earth and each other.
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Rich full-format MODERN TIMES including the supplement Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).

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