Friday, 03.10,
12:00-13:00

The Literature Boat Epos is docked in Odda for the Literature Symposium.

Join us as our weekly writer in residence at Epos, Maaza Mengiste, and journalist Elise Winterthun, meet for a conversation on board Epos.

Tickets can be bought
here


Maaza Mengiste (b. 1971, Addis Ababa) is a writer and photographer whose work explores individual lives shaped by political violence, memory, and migration. She is the author of The Shadow King, shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and Beneath the Lion’s Gaze. Mengiste is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. She lives and works in New York.

The Litteratursymposiet (literature symposium) in Odda has been organised by Ullensvang municipality in October since 2005. Literature has played an important role in this small Hardanger town ever since Frode Grytte from Odda made Norwegian literary history with Bikubesong in 1999. The literature symposium in Odda has evolved from a small, local event focusing on local authors to a five-day national festival featuring also international guests. Local poetry, working-class literature and social mobility have always been on the symposium's agenda.