An unexpected meeting...”
“A courageous decision...”
“A journey...”
KANIAW is the name of a young, Kurdish woman
who has grown up in Norway .
She questions the limitations imposed by family and
society her personal freedom - attempts to transcend
the rules of honour within her culture. Seeks a new
path - a way out without hurting anyone...
ISBN-13: 978-82-997372-0-3
ISBN-10: 82-997372-0-6
The book has been published with support from
The Freedom of Expression Foundation.
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An experienced narrator makes her
debut as an author.
To say that Anja Breien makes her debut sounds a bit
contradictory, as during the last four decades she has made
her name as a film narrator through numerous feature films,
short films and documentaries. Two of her screenplays have
even been published as books.
Now she has taken a new step, with a book created in the
borderland between literature and film.
This is a moving story about the choices a young person
is faced with at a crossing point between two cultures.
We are guided from an unexpected meeting in Damascus to
a daring decision in Oslo, and further on to a journey through
Iraqi Kurdistan. A journey which has serious consequences
for the book’s main character and for those she meets
along the way.
All presented in a direct, image-creating style.
“ Kaniaw “ is a different kind of book, easily accessible,
on
a serious subject...
both
Per Hjorth
Publisher
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“... for years, Breien has been fascinated by
the Kurdish
people, their country, culture and fate. And now she presents
a pictorial narrative based on these themes ....
... a story that shocks you.
... scene by scene is conjured up, with visual sensuousness
and a precise eye for detail. At the same time the
documentary basis is anchored up by the book’s photographs.
Aftenposten
“... throughout, one feels the eyes of the film director.
The story is told almost as a film; it grabs your attention
is often rich in details, but also moves quickly from one
scene to another. While reading the book, I realised that
novel writers have something to learn from the visual
narrations in film; ...”
Dagbladet
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