Kajsa Norman – författare

Reporter Chang Frick grew up dark-haired in a nation of blonds. Ostracized as a child, in adulthood he set out to expose the hypocrisy of Swedish society. When he revealed the cover-up of mass sexual assaults on teen girls at a 2015 music festival, he provoked a chain reaction that rattled the nation. Sweden''s elites shirked responsibility and rushed to discredit him. Although Sweden boasts the world''s oldest free press, its history of homogeneity and social engineering has created a culture where few dare dissent from consensus, those who do are driven to extremes, and there is no place for outsiders--even those who conform. In this groundbreaking book, investigative journalist Kajsa Norman turns her fearless gaze on the oppressive forces at the heart of Sweden''s ''model democracy''. Weaving the history of its social politics with the stories of Frick and other outcasts, Norman exposes the darkness in the Swedish soul.

Reporter Chang Frick grew up dark-haired in a nation of blonds. Ostracized as a child, in adulthood he set out to expose the hypocrisy of Swedish society. When he revealed the cover-up of mass sexual assaults on teen girls at a 2015 music festival, he provoked a chain reaction that rattled the nation. Sweden''s elites shirked responsibility and rushed to discredit him. Although Sweden boasts the world''s oldest free press, its history of homogeneity and social engineering has created a culture where few dare dissent from consensus, those who do are driven to extremes, and there is no place for outsiders--even those who conform. In this groundbreaking book, investigative journalist Kajsa Norman turns her fearless gaze on the oppressive forces at the heart of Sweden''s ''model democracy''. Weaving the history of its social politics with the stories of Frick and other outcasts, Norman exposes the darkness in the Swedish soul.

Reporter Chang Frick grew up dark-haired in a nation of blonds. Ostracised as a child, in adulthood he set out to expose the hypocrisy of Swedish society. When he revealed the cover-up of mass sexual assaults on teen girls at a 2015 music festival, he provoked a chain reaction that rattled the nation. Sweden’s elites shirked responsibility and rushed to discredit him. Although Sweden boasts the world’s oldest free press, its history of homogeneity and social engineering has created a culture where few dare dissent from consensus, those who do are driven to extremes, and there is no place for outsiders—even those who conform. In this groundbreaking book, investigative journalist Kajsa Norman turns her fearless gaze on the oppressive forces at the heart of Sweden's 'model democracy'. Weaving the history of its social politics with the stories of Frick and other outcasts, Norman exposes the darkness in the Swedish soul.

Nelson Mandela is dead and his dream of a rainbow nation in South Africa is fading. Twenty years after the fall of apartheid the white Afrikaner minority fears cultural extinction. How far are they prepared to go to survive as a people? Kajsa Norman's book traces the war for control of South Africa, its people, and its history, over a series of December 16ths, from the Battle of Blood River in 1838 to its commemoration in 2011. Weaving between the past and the present, the book highlights how years of fear, nationalism, and social engineering have left the modern Afrikaner struggling for identity and relevance. Norman spends time with residents of the breakaway republic of Orania, where a thousand Afrikaners are working to construct a white-African utopia. Citing their desire to preserve their language and traditions, they have sequestered themselves in an isolated part of the arid Karoo region. Here, they can still dictate the rules and create a homeland with its own flag, currency and ideology. For a Europe that faces growing nationalism, their story is more relevant than ever. How do people react when they believe their cultural identity is under threat?Bridge Over Blood River's haunting and subversive evocation of South Africa's racial politics provides some unsettling answers.

'A Hero's Curse' is the story of the modern Venezuelans whose lives have taken shape in the shadow of Simon Bolivar and his most passionate disciple, Comandante Hugo Chavez. For nearly two hundred years Venezuela's political leaders have evoked the legacy of their liberator, Bolivar, to stir popular support. While Bolivar's heroic struggle helped free a continent, his affinity for dictatorial rule spawned a vicious cycle of liberation and tyranny that has always haunted Venezuela. Since Chavez's death, the battle for Venezuela's future has intensified. Amidst a collapsing economy, escalating violence, and shortages of basic goods, there are increasing calls for a change of leadership. Rivals for power compete in demonstrating to the masses that they are the new, true, Venezuelan hero come to set them free.Kajsa Norman chronicles the rise and fall of Chavez and the tragic impact of Venezuela's 'heroic' politics on ordinary citizens. The stage is set for yet another turn in Venezuela's cycle of perpetual liberation, with a new generation of leaders clamouring for the title of national hero.

Nelson Mandela is dead and his dream of a rainbow nation in South Africa is fading. Twenty years after the fall of apartheid the white Afrikaner minority fears cultural extinction. How far are they prepared to go to survive as a people? Kajsa Norman''s book traces the war for control of South Africa, its people, and its history, over a series of December 16ths, from the Battle of Blood River in 1838 to its commemoration in 2011. Weaving between the past and the present, the book highlights how years of fear, nationalism, and social engineering have left the modern Afrikaner struggling for identity and relevance. Norman spends time with residents of the breakaway republic of Orania, where a thousand Afrikaners are working to construct a white-African utopia. Citing their desire to preserve their language and traditions, they have sequestered themselves in an isolated part of the arid Karoo region. Here, they can still dictate the rules and create a homeland with its own flag, currency and ideology. For a Europe that faces growing nationalism, their story is more relevant than ever. How do people react when they believe their cultural identity is under threat? Bridge Over Blood River''s haunting and subversive evocation of South Africa''s racial politics provides some unsettling answers.

Nelson Mandela is dead and his dream of a rainbow nation in South Africa is fading. Twenty years after the fall of apartheid the white Afrikaner minority fears cultural extinction. How far are they prepared to go to survive as a people? Kajsa Norman''s book traces the war for control of South Africa, its people, and its history, over a series of December 16ths, from the Battle of Blood River in 1838 to its commemoration in 2011. Weaving between the past and the present, the book highlights how years of fear, nationalism, and social engineering have left the modern Afrikaner struggling for identity and relevance. Norman spends time with residents of the breakaway republic of Orania, where a thousand Afrikaners are working to construct a white-African utopia. Citing their desire to preserve their language and traditions, they have sequestered themselves in an isolated part of the arid Karoo region. Here, they can still dictate the rules and create a homeland with its own flag, currency and ideology. For a Europe that faces growing nationalism, their story is more relevant than ever. How do people react when they believe their cultural identity is under threat? Bridge Over Blood River''s haunting and subversive evocation of South Africa''s racial politics provides some unsettling answers.

A Hero''s Curse is the story of the modern Venezuelans whose lives have taken shape in the shadow of Simón Bolívar and his most passionate disciple, Comandante Hugo Chávez.For nearly two hundred years Venezuela''s political leaders have evoked the legacy of their liberator, Bolívar, to stir popular support. While Bolívar''s heroic struggle helped free a continent, his affinity for dictatorial rule spawned a vicious cycle of liberation and tyranny that has always haunted Venezuela. Since Chávez''s death, the battle for Venezuela''s future has intensified. Amidst a collapsing economy, escalating violence, and shortages of basic goods, there are increasing calls for a change of leadership. Rivals for power compete in demonstrating to the masses that they are the new, true, Venezuelan hero come to set them free.Kajsa Norman chronicles the rise and fall of Chávez and the tragic impact of Venezuela''s ''heroic'' politics on ordinary citizens. The stage is set for yet another turn in Venezuela''s cycle of perpetual liberation, with a new generation of leaders clamouring for the title of national hero.

A Hero''s Curse is the story of the modern Venezuelans whose lives have taken shape in the shadow of Simón Bolívar and his most passionate disciple, Comandante Hugo Chávez.For nearly two hundred years Venezuela''s political leaders have evoked the legacy of their liberator, Bolívar, to stir popular support. While Bolívar''s heroic struggle helped free a continent, his affinity for dictatorial rule spawned a vicious cycle of liberation and tyranny that has always haunted Venezuela. Since Chávez''s death, the battle for Venezuela''s future has intensified. Amidst a collapsing economy, escalating violence, and shortages of basic goods, there are increasing calls for a change of leadership. Rivals for power compete in demonstrating to the masses that they are the new, true, Venezuelan hero come to set them free.Kajsa Norman chronicles the rise and fall of Chávez and the tragic impact of Venezuela''s ''heroic'' politics on ordinary citizens. The stage is set for yet another turn in Venezuela''s cycle of perpetual liberation, with a new generation of leaders clamouring for the title of national hero.

»Kajsa Normans beskrivning av det svenska hyckleriet och dess paradoxer är mer medryckande än en thriller.« The Times Sommaren 2015, under musikfestivalen We Are Sthlm, utsattes tonårsflickor för sexuella övergrepp i publikhavet. Både polis och vittnen på plats förväntade sig stora rubriker i media efter händelsen. Istället: Total tystnad. Ett halvår senare rapporterades om liknande övergrepp i Köln först då valde svenska medier att berätta om vad som hänt på We Are Sthlm. Varför dröjde det så länge? När reportern Chang Frick började nysta i historien skapades en kedjereaktion som kom att skaka om Sverige. Ingen ville ta ansvar för den uteblivna rapporteringen och media förnekade att de misstänkta förövarnas ursprung skulle ha påverkat bevakningen. Sverige är ett land präglat av en konsensuskultur som få vågar bryta mot. Den som ställer sig utanför åsiktskorridoren utmålas snabbt som extrem. I sin internationellt hyllade bok skildrar journalisten Kajsa Norman insiktsfullt och övertygande den svenska konformiteten och hur den påverkar det offentliga samtalet. »En alldeles svensk historia är ingen behaglig läsning, men en viktig sådan.« Sigrid Rausing »Det här är en gripande berättelse. Allt jag trodde att jag visste om Sverige är fel.« The Spectator »Kajsa Norman är en kraftfull författare.« The Guardian »Skriven i bästa Stieg Larsson-stil, men med skillnaden att allt är sant.« The Telegraph India »Hon skildrar en tystnadskonspiration av ett etablissemang som gör allt för att inte lyfta på locket över växande kulturella spänningar.« Financial Times

»Kajsa Normans beskrivning av det svenska hyckleriet och dess paradoxer är mer medryckande än en thriller.«The TimesSommaren 2015, under musikfestivalen We Are Sthlm, utsattes tonårsflickor för sexuella övergrepp i publikhavet. Både polis och vittnen på plats förväntade sig stora rubriker i media efter händelsen. Istället: Total tystnad.Ett halvår senare rapporterades om liknande övergrepp i Köln först då valde svenska medier att berätta om vad som hänt på We Are Sthlm. Varför dröjde det så länge? När reportern Chang Frick började nysta i historien skapades en kedjereaktion som kom att skaka om Sverige. Ingen ville ta ansvar för den uteblivna rapporteringen och media förnekade att de misstänkta förövarnas ursprung skulle ha påverkat bevakningen.Sverige är ett land präglat av en konsensuskultur som få vågar bryta mot. Den som ställer sig utanför åsiktskorridoren utmålas snabbt som extrem. I sin internationellt hyllade bok skildrar journalisten Kajsa Norman insiktsfullt och övertygande den svenska konformiteten och hur den påverkar det offentliga samtalet.»En alldeles svensk historia är ingen behaglig läsning, men en viktig sådan.«Sigrid Rausing»Det här är en gripande berättelse. Allt jag trodde att jag visste om Sverige är fel.«The Spectator»Kajsa Norman är en kraftfull författare.«The Guardian»Skriven i bästa Stieg Larsson-stil, men med skillnaden att allt är sant.«The Telegraph India»Hon skildrar en tystnadskonspiration av ett etablissemang som gör allt för att inte lyfta på locket över växande kulturella spänningar.«Financial Times

Ta en man, ge honom fullständig makt och förr eller senare tror både han och dem han leder att han är gud. 30 år efter Zimbabwes befrielsekrig anländer Kajsa Norman till Harare på jakt efter människor som vågar utmana landets president Robert Mugabe. Men inget blir som hon trott. Från premiärministerns vardagsrum till lesbiska undergroundfester lotsar Norman oss genom Zimbabwes olika samhällsskikt. Vi får följa hennes möten med torterare och deras offer; på en resa bland massgravar och ödelagda turistanläggningar tränger hon allt djupare in i ett system som snart hotar att sluka även henne. Ge mig kolera är en skildring av de psykologiska effekterna av att leva i en diktatur och om förutsättningarna för demokrati i ett land där människor säljer sina själar för att överleva. Kajsa Norman är frilansjournalist och författare, bosatt i New York. Ge mig kolera är hennes tredje bok. Hennes första bok, Mot kärleken har Fidel inte en chans, om politisk opposition på Kuba, gavs ut av Silc förlag 2003.

"Föreställ dig - 16 poliser för att hämta en poet!". Blancas berättelse om hur maken Raúl greps en kväll i Havanna är en av många. Våren 2003 arresteras 27 journalister på Kuba och döms till mellan 14 och 27 års fängelse. Kajsa Norman, som tidigare träffat flera av de fängslade journalisterna, återvänder samma sommar till den karibiska ön. I boken möter vi de fängslades anhöriga och deras kamp för sina livskamrater, bröder, söner och fäder. Det är en kamp mot smuts, matbrist, trakasserier, isolering och ensamhet med kärlek som livlina. Här möter vi de fängslades anhöriga och deras kamp för sina livskamrater, bröder, söner och fäder. Det är en kamp mot smuts, matbrist, trakasserier, isolering och ensamhet med kärlek som livlina. Den nya upplagan har kompletterats med ett nytt förord av Silcs generalsekreterare Martin Ängeby, samt ett nytt efterord av bokens författare Kajsa Norman.

Venezuela hotas av politisk och ekonomisk kollaps. Efter Hugo Chávez död hårdnar striden om landets framtid. Men hur slåss man mot ett spöke? I Den som tröttnar förlorar lär vi känna människor som kämpar för ett bättre Venezuela. Tillsammans bildar deras historier berättelsen om ett rikt land som slitits isär av oförenliga drömmar.