Was Brynjulf a child sold across borders? Can he still be glad he was bought by someone in Norway? All he wants is to be part of the country where he grew up, to acknowledge the painful, but also see what's beautiful.
At the time when White, Norwegian man came out, a story broke that there had been problematic aspects to the adoption industry. This shook the self-image and identity of many adopted people, including Brynjulf Jung Tjønn.
Even though you are born in another country and have dark skin colour, you still just want to belong. To be part of the Norwegian. Who has Brynjulf been? Who will he be or become? What does it mean to be Norwegian?
"(...) poems that vibrate with quiet, understated tension.”
Marius Asp
VG, Five/six stars
“He is often satirical and has an undeniable talent for pinpoint phrasing.”
Espen Grønlie
Dagbladet, Five/six stars
“… a poetic commentary on the ongoing news landscape.”
Gro Jørstad Nilsen
Bergens Tidende, Five/six stars
“Brynjulf Jung Tjønn finds a finely tuned balance between the despair of identity and reconciliation.”
Ingunn Økland
Aftenposten
“Brynjulf Jung Tjønn’s new poetry collection plays on ‘Norwegian’ as a hallmark of identity, values, and tradition, while also capturing the experience of alienation, racism, and the loss of self.”Sigrid Elise Strømmen
Vårt Land
