Literature from around the world and Norway are featured at the annual LitFestBergen nonfiction and fiction festival, which was first held in 2019. This event seeks to advance knowledge of our world and humanity’s place in it by displaying excellent non-fiction and fiction from all across the world.
Literary, linguistic, cultural, and geographic variety define LitFestBergen. It aims to be audacious and inventive while also being approachable to a large audience.
Participants in the festival have the opportunity to interact with authors from all over the world as well as from Norway and gain insight into literary works that directly tackle the huge, pressing issues that affect us all.
In 2020, there were authors from 25 different countries, 82 programme sessions in 82 different languages, 4,700 spectators, a youth-focused programme, and a kids’ programme in partnership with Bergen Public Library.
Bergen Literary Fest 2022
The established festival typically draws a large audience from Norway. However, a 12-hour live broadcast from previous year allowed a global audience to watch a diversified literary programme from different festivals and literature centres throughout the world. The live event from the previous year was held on Saturday, February 5, 2022. The six-hour event had 12 partners from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Following a live call, each partner played a quick video showcasing their city, culture, and literature. Local audiences in each of the participating locations, an in-person audience at the House of Literature in Bergen, and online viewers from all around the world enjoyed a special literary programme.
The fifth edition of LitFestBergen this year brings together 100 authors from more than 20 nations. Per Petterson, Matias Faldbakken, Monica Isakstuen, Kathrine Nedrejord, Yvind Rimbereid, Brynjulf Jung Tjnn, Kjartan Hatly, Ingeborg Senneset, Alfred Fidjestl, Anne Bitsch, and Thomas Seltzer are a few Norwegian names we may mention.
The festival is all set this year from 8th to 12th February. This year it includes:
Prison and rage
Inmates are asked to create writings about wrath as part of a project run by LitFestBergen in partnership with Bjrgvin and Bergen prison. A few of these will be presented.
Poetry and Rage
This year’s event has the largest poetry programme yet. At the Poetic Punk Gala, ten poets will gather and discuss poetry. include British poet Alice Oswald among others.
Soccer and rage
There is no denying that football incites wrath in a variety of ways. As part of the festival, British journalists led by yvind Alsaker will discuss the match between Manchester and Liverpool as well as more general problems like impotence, human trafficking, and corruption.
Music and Rage
Thomas Seltzer (who will speak about America) will help us examine the wrath in music, and musicians Arve Henriksen and Kjartan Hatlily will help us experience the antidote to aggressiveness.
So, what are your plans for this month??? If you are in Norway, we really hope you make it to the festival. Hope you have a splendid one.
